Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between July 1988 and July 1989, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault causing harm, Burglary; criminal damage; assault (of a garda)

Where

Co. Limerick, Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

2 reports, 9 Mar 2022 to 12 Jul 2026

Outlets

limerickleader.ie, kilkennypeople.ie

• Man sentenced for biting another man's hand in Castletroy, Limerick Assault causing harm · Co. Limerick

  Michael McCarthy, 37, with 191 previous convictions, bit a man's hand during an assault at a house at Oaklawns, Castletroy, Limerick, on 15 February 2024. A DNA sample linked him to the offence, and he pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Court to assault causing harm, getting into a stationary car without authority and criminal damage. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final 12 months suspended for five years, backdated to November 2025 when he first entered custody, as reported on 12 July 2026.

  Sentenced, 12 Jul 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Man sentenced for burglary and assault of a garda in Kilkenny Burglary; criminal damage; assault (of a garda) · Co. Kilkenny

  Michael McCarthy pleaded guilty at Kilkenny Circuit Court to burglary at a house on Gaol Road, Kilkenny, on 1 October 2021, and to criminal damage and assaulting a garda at a car on Rioch Street, Kilkenny, on 21 November 2020. During the criminal damage incident, McCarthy threw a glass beer bottle at Linda McCarthy, who was asleep in her home with her four young children, and two rocks were found inside the damaged car, with damage valued at €4,000. McCarthy also kicked a garda in the groin while being kept seated. He was sentenced to two years and six months for the burglary, one year for each criminal damage charge, and four months for assaulting the garda, all to run concurrently and suspended in full for two years on probation conditions.

  Sentenced, 9 Mar 2022Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 12 Jul2026
   Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, in Man sentenced for biting another man's hand in Castletroy, Limerick

   Serial offender jailed for biting man’s hand at Limerick estate

   convicted, Michael McCarthy, 37, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael McCarthy♂37IE
2. 9 Mar2022
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Man sentenced for burglary and assault of a garda in Kilkenny

   Kilkenny Court: Woman ‘haunted’ by ‘very scary incident’ when man came in window

   convicted, Michael McCarthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael McCarthy♂IE

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