Named in reporting
Matt O'Neill
Born 1993, from the ages reported. 35 reports across 2 cases, 30 Dec 2022 to 31 Jul 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1993, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter, Assault (serious)
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 35 reports, 30 Dec 2022 to 31 Jul 2024
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, corkbeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, extra.ie, rte.ie, garda.ie
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Cases
latest first- Two men sentenced for manslaughter of Matt O'Neill in Cork Manslaughter · Co. Cork
Matt O'Neill, a 29-year-old man, was assaulted at Glenwood Estate, Carrigaline, Co Cork on 28 December 2022, and died at Cork University Hospital on 8 January 2023 without regaining consciousness. Ricardo Hoey, 21, and Jordan Deasy, 20, were charged with his murder after Hoey presented himself to gardaí within an hour and Deasy was arrested in Crosshaven on 31 December 2022. A jury at the Central Criminal Court in Cork found both men not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter in April 2024. On 31 July 2024, Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford sentenced both men to seven years in prison, suspending the last three years.
Sentenced, 31 Jul 2024Victim · 33 reports - Two teens charged over fatal assault in Carrigaline Assault (serious) · Co. Cork
Matthew O'Neill, a 29-year-old man, was seriously assaulted on the road outside his home at Glenwood Estate, Carrigaline, Cork, on 28 December 2022, suffering serious injuries to his head and neck after being struck with a bottle. He was rushed to Cork University Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery but later died. A 19-year-old man was arrested on the night of the incident and charged, while an 18-year-old man was arrested on 31 December 2022 and also charged. Both appeared before Mallow District Court on 30 December 2022 and Cork District Court on 1 January 2023, and a state post-mortem is scheduled for 9 January 2023.
In court, 30 Dec 2022Victim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Matt O'Neill, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 31 Jul2024'They killed our son and received four years': Family of Matt O'Neill criticise sentencingvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 31 Jul2024Parents of unprovoked attack victim say killers' 4-year sentence 'not justice'victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, non-irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 31 Jul2024Father slams 'insufficient' sentences for men guilty of son's manslaughtervictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 31 Jul2024Sentence imposed on two men convicted of Matt O’Neill’s manslaughter ‘does not amount to justice’, father saysvictim, Matt O'Neill, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 16 May2024Father tells manslaughter sentencing hearing that son lasted 29 minutes after life support turned offvictim, Matt O'Neill, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 16 May2024Father says 'this trauma will never leave us' at son's manslaughter trialvictim, Matt O'Neill, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 30 Apr2024Second Man Guilty Over Matt O'Neill Killingvictim, Matt O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 29 Apr2024Man (21) found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O'Neill in Cork in 2022victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 29 Apr2024Two found guilty of manslaughter of 'precious, special and unique' Matt O'Neillvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 29 Apr2024Second man found guilty of Matt O’Neill’s manslaughter in Carrigaline, Co Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 29 Apr2024Two found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O'Neill in Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 25 Apr2024Teenager found guilty of manslaughter after death of 29-year-old man in Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 25 Apr2024Teen guilty of manslaughter of 29-year-old man in Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 25 Apr2024Man (19) found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O’Neill in Cork in 2022victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 25 Apr2024Teenager found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O’Neill (29)victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 23 Apr2024Jury resumes deliberations in 2022 Carrigaline murdervictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 8 Apr2024Man killed in brutal Christmas assault died after punches and kicks to the headvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 8 Apr2024Trial opens of two men accused of murder in Carrigalinevictim, Matthew O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matthew O'Neill
- 8 Apr2024Cork murder trial told victim died of a brain injuryvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 14 Jun2023Assault charges upgraded to murder for young Cork men in Matt O'Neill casevictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 14 Jun2023Teenagers charged with murder of man assaulted in Co Cork last Decembervictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 14 Jun2023Two men charged with Carrigaline murdervictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 14 Jun2023Two young men in Cork court this morning in connection with fatal assaultvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 14 Jun2023Two men due to appear before Cork District Court over death of man in Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 1 Jun2023Update 6 - Court Appearance Fatal Assault Carrigaline, Co. Cork. 28th December, 2022.victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 9 Jan2023Garda update after man ‘stabbed in neck with bottle’ dies in hospitalvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 8 Jan2023Man who was seriously assaulted in Carrigaline dies in hospitalvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 8 Jan2023Man who was on life support after Cork assault diesvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 1 Jan2023Teenager remanded in custody following serious Cork assault over Christmas periodvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 1 Jan2023Update 5 - Fatal Assault Carrigaline, Co. Cork. 28th December, 2023.victim, Matt O'Neill, 29, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 31 Dec2022Second teenager arrested by gardaí investigating serious assault in Co Corkvictim, Matthew O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matthew O'Neill
- 30 Dec2022Teenager charged with assaulting man (29) in Corkvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 30 Dec2022Teenager charged with assault which left Carrigaline man fighting for his lifevictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 30 Dec2022Carrigaline man believed to have been stabbed in the neck with a broken bottlevictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
- 30 Dec2022Man 'stabbed in neck with bottle' fighting for life as gardai make arrestvictim, Matt O'Neill, 29, male, irish (judged from name)Matt O'Neill
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