Ireland Named in reporting
Matthias Kelly
Born 1983, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 1 case, 9 Sep 2024 to 26 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1983, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Attempted murder, Threatening to kill or cause serious harm, Burglary, Criminal damage, Production of a weapon
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 9 Sep 2024 to 26 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for attempted murder of woman in Clonshaugh, Dublin Attempted murder · Co. Dublin
Matthias Kelly, a man in his 40s, stabbed Fiona Timmermans, a woman in her 30s, in the neck and head with a kitchen knife at her home in Clonshaugh, Dublin, in the early hours of 7 September 2024. Kelly was arrested the same day and charged with attempted murder, burglary, production of a weapon, threatening to kill, and criminal damage. He pleaded guilty to all charges at the Central Criminal Court on 19 January 2026. In March 2026 he was sentenced to 12 years for attempted murder with concurrent sentences for the remaining offences.
Sentenced, 19 Jan 2026Convicted, accused · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Matthias Kelly, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 26 Mar2026Man jailed for attempting to kill woman he blamed for break-up with wifeconvicted, Matthias Kelly, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
- 19 Jan2026Son of late criminal tried to murder ex-wife’s friend he blamed for marriage break-upconvicted, Matthias Kelly, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
- 1 Jan2026Son of murdered criminal tried to murder ex-wife's friend after marriage breakup, court hearsconvicted, Matthias Kelly, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
- 19 Dec2024Man accused of attempted murder of woman stabbed during break-inaccused, Matthias Kelly, 41, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
- 9 Sep2024Man, 41, accused of assaulting woman during burglaryaccused, Matthias Kelly, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
- 9 Sep2024‘It was like a murder scene’: Man accused of attacking woman with knife in her north Dublin homeaccused, Matthias Kelly, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Matthias Kelly
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