Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Finnegan
Born 1983, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 2 cases, 13 Nov 2023 to 15 Dec 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1983, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault, Theft
- Where
- Co. Dublin, Co. Meath
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 13 Nov 2023 to 15 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Former Cavan council chair jailed for theft from Co Meath charity Theft · Co. Meath
Seán McKiernan, 44, a former Fine Gael councillor and cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council, was charged with 58 counts of theft totalling €172,120 from Navan Mental Health Housing Association in Co Meath between March 2019 and April 2020. The court heard the money was used to pay South male escorts and procure drugs including crystal meth and GHB. He was arrested in March 2022, pleaded guilty to sample charges at Trim Circuit Court in July 2025, and was sentenced on 15 December 2025 to three years and nine months with the final 12 months suspended. A victim impact statement from trustee Michael Finnegan stated that no money had been repaid.
Sentenced, 15 Dec 2025Victim · 1 report - Garda detective given conditional discharge for Dublin bar assault Assault · Co. Dublin
Robert Hennessy, a Dublin-based garda detective, was convicted of assaulting Michael Finnegan, 40, a social care worker and abuse campaigner, after repeatedly punching him in the face at Café en Seine on Dawson Street, Dublin, on 11 December 2019. The case followed a Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission investigation, and Hennessy pleaded not guilty at a non-jury trial at Dublin District Court, where Judge John Hughes convicted him in November 2023. Sentencing was adjourned twice before Judge Hughes imposed a conditional discharge on 17 July 2024, requiring Hennessy to pay €5,000 to Finnegan by 1 October, not reoffend for three years, have no contact with the victim, and attend Probation Service appointments every six months.
Sentenced, 17 Jul 2024Victim · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Finnegan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 15 Dec2025Ex-FG cllr jailed for theft of €172,000 from charityvictim, Michael Finnegan, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 17 Jul2024Garda who attacked man taking pictures of him in Dublin bar spared jail sentencevictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 17 Jul2024Garda who 'lost it' and attacked man taking pictures of him in Dublin bar avoids criminal recordvictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 17 Jul2024Garda spared jail for attacking man taking pictures of him and colleagues in barvictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 6 Feb2024Garda who attacked abuse campaigner ‘taking selfies’ in Café en Seine has apologised, court toldvictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 13 Nov2023Garda guilty of assaulting social worker in Dublin barvictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
- 13 Nov2023Garda found guilty of assaulting man he believed was taking photos of him and off-duty colleaguesvictim, Michael Finnegan, 40, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Finnegan
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