Ireland Named in reporting
Michael O'Neill
12 reports across 2 cases, 29 Dec 2022 to 6 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, victim
- Offences
- Murder, Assault causing harm (biting a Garda), Resisting arrest
- Where
- Co. Limerick, Co. Clare
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 29 Dec 2022 to 6 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- limerickpost.ie, clareecho.ie, irishmirror.ie, limerickleader.ie, irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Jerry McCabe murder under investigation 30 years after Adare shooting Murder · Co. Limerick
On 7 June 1996, Detective Garda Jerry McCabe, a 53-year-old Irish man from Co Kerry, was shot dead and his colleague Detective Garda Ben O'Sullivan was seriously wounded when an IRA gang rammed and opened fire on their unmarked patrol car escorting a post office cash van at Main Street, Adare, Co Limerick. Four men were charged with murder and attempted murder but their pleas to manslaughter were accepted by the State in 1999, and they were convicted in the Special Criminal Court; Pearse McAuley received 14 years and John Quinn six years for conspiracy to rob the van. The four men were released after serving their sentences, and McAuley was found dead at his home in Strabane, Co Tyrone, in March 2024. O'Sullivan died in 2022 at the age of 78. The investigation remains active 30 years on, with two suspects still to be questioned, one believed to be in Central America where there is no extradition treaty with Ireland.
No stage yetConvicted, accused · 6 reports - Man sentenced for assault causing harm by biting Garda in Ennis Assault causing harm (biting a Garda) · Co. Clare
Jeffrey Kelly, a 33-year-old Limerick man, was sentenced at Ennis Circuit Court to 18 months' imprisonment with the last 14 months suspended for assault causing harm after biting Garda Michael O'Neill on the hand in the early hours of 5 March 2024. The incident occurred outside an address at Cnoc na Scoile on Kilrush Road, Ennis, while Kelly was resisting arrest. Kelly was refused bail at Ennis District Court and the High Court before pleading guilty before Judge Francis Comerford. The judge set a headline sentence of 26 months, reduced for the early guilty plea, and gave credit for seven weeks Kelly had already served in custody.
Sentenced, 30 Oct 2024Victim · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael O'Neill, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 6 Jun2026‘Torture’ continues for family of Jerry McCabe 30 years after tragic shootingaccused, Michael O'Neill, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 2 Nov202433 year old said 'I will bite your f**king jaw off’ before biting Ennis Garda - Clare Echovictim, Michael O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 1 Nov202418-month sentence for Limerick man who told Garda he would ‘bite your f****ng jaw off’victim, Michael O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 30 Oct2024Man who told Gardaí 'I will bite your f**king jaw off’ jailed after biting Gardavictim, Michael O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 30 Oct2024Limerick native said 'I will bite your f**king jaw off’ before biting Ennis garda on the handvictim, Michael O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 31 Mar2024Limerick man alleged to have bitten the hand that arrested himvictim, Michael O'Neill, male, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 27 Mar2024Limerick man told gardai 'I am going to bite the faces off ye' before allegedly biting gardavictim, Michael O'Neill, male, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 19 Mar2024Killer of Limerick Garda Jerry McCabe, Pearse McAuley, found deadconvicted, Michael O'Neill, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 7 Jun2023Gardai yet to question two men over murder of Garda Jerry McCabe 27 years agoconvicted, Michael O'Neill, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 7 Jun2023Garda Commissioner renews appeal for information on Jerry McCabe murder suspects on 27th anniversary of shootingconvicted, Michael O'Neill, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 7 Jun2023Garda Commissioner issues anniversary appeal for information on suspects in murder of Garda Detective Jerry McCabeconvicted, Michael O'Neill, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
- 29 Dec2022Sinn Féin leaders complained of harassment after murder of Limerick detectiveconvicted, Michael O'Neill, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael O'Neill
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