Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

Between January 2004 and January 2005, from the ages reported

Offences

Threatening with a weapon, Assault, Theft

Where

Co. Cork, Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

2 reports, 14 Jan 2025 to 16 Mar 2026

Outlets

kilkennypeople.ie, thejournal.ie

• Man sentenced to three months for snatch and grab theft in Kilkenny City Theft · Co. Kilkenny

  At 11.50pm on 7 March 2026 at Rose Inn Street in Kilkenny City, a man grabbed cash from an injured party in a retail premises and tried to run. Bouncers from a nearby pub stopped him. Michael Faulkner admitted the theft offence, and Kilkenny District Court imposed a three-month prison sentence, reported on 16 March 2026.

  Sentenced, 16 Mar 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Five men charged with violent disorder over Cork supermarket attack Threatening with a weapon · Co. Cork

  On 6 January 2025, a group of hooded men armed with baseball bats and pickaxe handles stormed into SuperValu Hollyhill in Cork, with the violence spilling into the car park where a flatbed truck crashed into a parked car and the driver was attacked through the open window. The incident was linked to a long-running feud between the Faulkner and O'Brien families, with Detective Garda Aidan Forrest saying 15 people were allegedly involved. Five men were charged with violent disorder and related offences at Cork District Court on 14 January. Charlie Faulkner, Michael James Faulkner, and Jamie O'Brien were remanded in custody, while Michael Faulkner and Michael John O'Brien were granted bail. Mediation between the families is due to take place, facilitated by the Traveller Mediation Service.

  In court, 14 Jan 2025Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 16 Mar2026
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Man sentenced to three months for snatch and grab theft in Kilkenny City

   Prison sentence for ‘snatch and grab' theft in Kilkenny

   convicted, Michael Faulkner, named, irish (judged from name)Michael FaulknerIE
2. 14 Jan2025
   In courtthejournal.ie, in Five men charged with violent disorder over Cork supermarket attack

   Traveller Mediation Service to meet families connected to Cork feud violence case in prison

   accused, Michael Faulkner, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Faulkner♂20IE

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