Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Mary Cooney

Born between January 1969 and January 1970, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 14 Nov 2025 to 29 Jan 2026

Victim: Mary Cooney, Irish woman, 56 (judged from name)Mary Cooney

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between January 1969 and January 1970, from the ages reported
Offences
Indecent assault
Where
Co. Louth
Reporting
2 reports, 14 Nov 2025 to 29 Jan 2026
Outlets
rte.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Twin sisters Mary and Regina Cooney speak to reporter Laura Hogan outside court
Pictured with others
Mary Cooney and her sister Regina Cooney speaking outside the court in November
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 29 Jan 2026

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Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced to five years for indecent assault in Louth Indecent assault · Co. Louth

    Michael Griffin, a 76-year-old man from Drogheda, pleaded guilty to eight sample counts of indecent assault of twin sisters Mary and Regina Cooney, who were aged four to 12, between 1973 and 1982. The abuse took place during family visits to the sisters' grandfather's home and Griffin's home in Louth. Griffin initially denied the allegations in a garda interview but pleaded guilty on the date the case was listed for trial at Dundalk Circuit Court in November 2025. The sisters waived their right to anonymity so Griffin could be named. In January 2026, Judge Dara Hayes sentenced Griffin to five and a half years in prison, with the final six months suspended.

    Sentenced, 29 Jan 2026Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Mary Cooney, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 29 Jan2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Man sentenced to five years for indecent assault in Louth
    Man jailed for 5 years for indecent assault of two girls
    victim, Mary Cooney, 56, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Cooney
  2. 14 Nov2025
    Convictedrte.ie, in Man sentenced to five years for indecent assault in Louth
    Waiving anonymity important for 'closure,' says victim
    victim, Mary Cooney, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Cooney

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