Ireland Named in reporting
Martin Byrne
Born 1968, from the ages reported. 15 reports across 3 cases, 26 Jul 2021 to 27 Jun 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Suspect, victim
- Born
- 1968, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Conspiracy to kidnap; false imprisonment, False imprisonment, Proceeds of crime (drug trafficking)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 15 reports, 26 Jul 2021 to 27 Jun 2024
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com
Cases
latest first- O'Hare released from prison after false imprisonment in south Dublin False imprisonment · Co. Dublin
On June 9, 2015, Dessie O'Hare falsely imprisoned Martin Byrne in Rathcoole and Saggart, south Co Dublin, and assaulted John Roche at The Towers in Saggart. O'Hare, a former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, pleaded guilty to the charges, and the court was asked to take two further counts of falsely imprisoning Byrne's wife and son into consideration. The non-jury Special Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years in April 2019. O'Hare was released from Portlaoise Prison on Thursday, June 27, 2024.
No stage yetVictim · 1 report - High Court orders sale of Saggart house seized as drug-trafficking proceeds Proceeds of crime (drug trafficking) · Co. Dublin
The Criminal Assets Bureau alleged that Daniel Kinahan, a man aged 44, and Thomas Kavanagh, a man aged 53, gave Jim Mansfield Jnr, a man aged 54, two suitcases containing €4.5 million in cash on Good Friday 2009 to be invested in property for the Kinahan group. When the Mansfield business entered receivership during the financial crash, the deal collapsed and the five-bedroom house at 10 Coldwater Lakes, Saggart, south Dublin, was handed over to the Kinahan gang around 2014. The Mansfield brothers consented to waiving their claims, Kavanagh was served at Belmarsh Prison in England, and Kinahan was served at two addresses in Dubai. On 13 October 2022, the High Court ruled the property was proceeds of drug-trafficking crime, and on 15 November 2022, Mr Justice MacGrath appointed Kevin McMeel as receiver to sell the house on the open market.
In court, 12 Mar 2022Suspect · 1 report - Mansfield Jnr sentenced for perverting course of justice in Dublin Conspiracy to kidnap; false imprisonment · Co. Dublin
Jim Mansfield Jnr, 54, a man from Saggart, Co Dublin, was sentenced on 7 February 2022 to two years in prison with the final six months suspended for perverting the course of justice. He was convicted by the Special Criminal Court of directing Patrick Byrne, Martin Byrne's brother, to destroy CCTV footage showing him with Martin Byrne on the morning of 9 June 2015, when Byrne was kidnapped by Dessie O'Hare and Declan 'Whacker' Duffy at Keating Park in west Dublin. Martin Byrne, 53, was falsely imprisoned at Finnstown House Hotel in Lucan between 9 and 12 June 2015. Mansfield Jnr was acquitted of conspiracy to falsely imprison Byrne, the court finding insufficient evidence he knew the two men planned the kidnapping. The trial, which began in October 2020, was heard by a three-judge non-jury court presided over by Mr Justice Alex Owens.
Sentenced, 7 Feb 2022Victim · 13 reports
Timeline
every report naming Martin Byrne, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 27 Jun2024Dessie O’Hare, former INLA member and convicted kidnapper, released from prisonvictim, Martin Byrne, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 15 Nov2022Court approval to sell mansion seized by CAB from Daniel Kinahan - for €800ksuspect, Martin Byrne, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 7 Feb2022Mansfield jnr turned to violent criminals in effort to ‘get back what was his’, court toldvictim, Martin Byrne, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 7 Feb2022Jim Mansfield jnr: Businessman sentenced to 18 months in jailvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 7 Feb2022Jim Mansfield Jnr jailed for 18 months by Special Criminal Courtvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 7 Feb2022Businessman Jim Mansfield Jnr jailed for 18 monthsvictim, Martin Byrne, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicevictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting course of justicevictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 17 Jan2022Jim Mansfield Jnr found guilty of perverting the course of justicevictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 15 Nov2021Courts: Jim Mansfield Jr verdict to be delivered next yearvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 8 Oct2021Lawyer tells court State’s chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied in courtvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 8 Oct2021Court told State's chief witness against Jim Mansfield Jnr lied about IRA relationshipvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 5 Oct2021Mansfield Jnr told gardaí he never had any issue with victim of abductionvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 4 Oct2021Court hears Jim Mansfield jnr wanted CCTV footage destroyedvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
- 26 Jul2021Trial of Jim Mansfield jnr resumes at Special Criminal Courtvictim, Martin Byrne, 53, male, irish (judged from name)Martin Byrne
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