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

Matthew McHugh

1 report across 1 case, 17 May 2026 to 17 May 2026

Suspect: Matthew McHugh, Irish man (judged from name)Matthew McHugh

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Offences
Non-payment of fines
Where
Co. Laois
Reporting
1 report, 17 May 2026 to 17 May 2026
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man jailed for 15 days over unpaid fines at Portlaoise court Non-payment of fines · Co. Laois

    Matthew McHugh, of The Heath, Portlaoise, was jailed for 15 days by Judge Andrew Cody at Portlaoise District Court for not paying outstanding fines of €700 that had been imposed on him seven years earlier. At the hearing he told the court he did not have the money and had only recently started back to work. The court report was published on 17 May 2026, and the offences for which the fines were imposed were not stated.

    Sentenced, 17 May 2026Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Matthew McHugh, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 17 May2026
    Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man jailed for 15 days over unpaid fines at Portlaoise court
    Portlaoise Court: Jailed for not paying fines
    convicted, Matthew McHugh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthew McHugh

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