Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Dickenson
Born between July 1997 and July 1998, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 15 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between July 1997 and July 1998, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Wicklow
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 15 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2025
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Woman released without charge over 2009 Wicklow murder Murder · Co. Wicklow
Steven O'Meara, a 26-year-old man and father of three, was shot in the torso and leg and buried alive in a shallow grave at Ballydonnell Wood, Redcross, Co. Wicklow on 6 August 2009, with his body found on Christmas Eve that year. He is believed to have been driven to the woods to collect a €5,000 drug debt on behalf of a Dublin-based gang before being shot. Michael Dickenson was jailed for life in 2012 and Clement Byrne was convicted of manslaughter in January 2013. A woman in her 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder on 15 July 2025 and released without charge on 17 July 2025, with the investigation ongoing.
Arrested, 1 Jul 2025Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Dickenson, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 17 Jul2025Wicklow woman suspected in contract killing conspiracy released by gardaí without chargeconvicted, Michael Dickenson, 27, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Michael Dickenson
- 15 Jul2025Woman, 40s, arrested on suspicion of murder of Steven O'Meara in 2009convicted, Michael Dickenson, male, named at arrest, irish (judged from name)Michael Dickenson
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