Ireland Named in reporting
Martin Cunningham
Born 1994, from the ages reported. 11 reports across 3 cases, 22 Nov 2021 to 22 Oct 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1994, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Criminal damage and threatening, Harassment; threats to kill or cause serious harm, Assault causing harm; producing a machete (attempted murder charge dropped)
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 22 Nov 2021 to 22 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, gript.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to 2½ years for criminal damage and threatening in Dublin Criminal damage and threatening · Co. Dublin
Martin Cunningham, a 32-year-old man from Blanchardstown, Dublin, threatened a Lidl security guard with a Stanley knife and a fire extinguisher in February 2024 and later climbed onto the roofs of three houses in Castaheany, throwing roof tiles and solar panels at 20 Gardaí for four hours in September 2025. He was under the influence of cocaine, vodka and ketamine and believed shadow men were after him. He pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage and one count of production of an offensive weapon. At Dublin Circuit Court, Judge Martin Nolan set a headline sentence of four years, reduced to two and a half years for his early guilty plea.
Sentenced, 22 Oct 2026Convicted, suspect · 2 reports - Man sentenced for harassment and threats to kill in Dublin Harassment; threats to kill or cause serious harm · Co. Dublin
Martin Cunningham, a 28-year-old man, made over 3,800 calls and left threatening voicemails to his ex-partner from Mountjoy Prison between January and March 2021. The woman said in her victim impact statement that she believed her life was over and that he was going to kill her. Cunningham was arrested in prison on a warrant issued by gardaí and pleaded guilty to one count of harassment and one count of making threats to kill or cause serious harm. In February 2023, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to three and a half years in prison, backdated to 10 August 2021, with the final six months suspended for two years on strict conditions.
Sentenced, 15 Feb 2023Suspect · 1 report - Man sentenced for machete assault causing harm in Finglas, Dublin Assault causing harm; producing a machete (attempted murder charge dropped) · Co. Dublin
Martin Cunningham, a 27-year-old man, attacked Kenneth Fitzsimons, a 41-year-old man, with a machete at a bus stop near Finglas Garda Station on Liam Mellows Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, on 10 April 2019. Cunningham was originally charged with attempting to murder but the charge was dropped when he pleaded guilty in November 2021 to assault causing harm and producing a machete. The attack was part of a feud between rival gangs in Blanchardstown and Finglas. In May 2022, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon sentenced Cunningham to three years in prison, with the final 12 months suspended for two years.
Sentenced, 9 May 2022Convicted, accused, suspect · 8 reports
Timeline
every report naming Martin Cunningham, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 22 Oct2026Man (32) thought ‘shadow men’ were after him during rooftop standoff with armed gardaíconvicted, Martin Cunningham, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 22 Oct2026Intoxicated man threw roof tiles at 20 Gardaí for four hours - Griptsuspect, Martin Cunningham, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 15 Feb2023Man who left threatening messages on ex-partner’s phone after calling her thousands of times from prison is sentencedsuspect, Martin Cunningham, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 10 May2022Criminal who attacked thug with machete 'cracked' after relatives were targetedconvicted, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 10 May20223 years for Dublin man who attacked rival’s neck with machete - Griptconvicted, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 9 May2022Machete attacker gets three years for assault on rival gang membersuspect, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 9 May2022Irishman who attacked rival gang member with 'big-ass machete' sentencedsuspect, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 9 May2022Criminal (27) who attacked rival gang member with machete given three-year sentencesuspect, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 4 May2022Finglas machete attack part of ongoing feud, court toldaccused, Martin Cunningham, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 25 Nov2021Man pleads guilty to producing a machete during Dublin assaultaccused, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
- 22 Nov2021Apprentice film-studio electrician to go on trial accused of attempted murderaccused, Martin Cunningham, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Martin Cunningham
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