Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Shannon
Born between November 1994 and May 1995, from the ages reported. 13 reports across 3 cases, 22 Mar 2022 to 2 Nov 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect, victim
- Born
- Between November 1994 and May 1995, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Violent disorder; dangerous driving; hit and run; criminal damage, Affray, Manslaughter; assault causing serious harm
- Where
- Co. Limerick, Co. Clare
- Reporting
- 13 reports, 22 Mar 2022 to 2 Nov 2026
- Outlets
- limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for Limerick hit-and-run and violent disorder Violent disorder; dangerous driving; hit and run; criminal damage · Co. Limerick
On 30 April 2024, an altercation broke out on Hyde Road, Limerick City, after which a man was struck by a grey Nissan Qashqai that failed to stop at the scene; the victim was treated at University Hospital Limerick for injuries believed to be non-life-threatening. Michael Shannon, a 31-year-old man of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, was arrested on 2 May 2024 and charged with seven offences including violent disorder, dangerous driving and criminal damage. A suspected firearm was seized from a residential property in County Tipperary during related searches. Shannon appeared at Limerick Circuit Court, where he pleaded guilty to producing a weapon during a dispute and affray and was sentenced to two years and three months.
Sentenced, 2 Nov 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 3 reports - Man jailed for driving at pedestrian in Limerick feud attack Affray · Co. Limerick
Michael Shannon, a 31-year-old man from Prospect, Limerick, was involved in an altercation on Hyde Avenue on the south side of Limerick city on 4 April 2025, one record gives 30 April 2024 for the same incident. The court heard that after a man smashed the windscreen of Shannon's car with an iron bar, Shannon returned and drove at speed at that man, hitting him, and gardaí alleged the altercation was part of a wider feud. Shannon pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to affray and to producing an iron bar, and was initially given three years, reduced to two years and three months. The latest reported development, on 31 October 2026, is that he was jailed for more than two years.
Sentenced, 31 Oct 2026Convicted · 1 report - Man sentenced to nine years for Shannon nightclub manslaughter Manslaughter; assault causing serious harm · Co. Clare
In the early hours of 18 March 2018, Nathan O'Neill, 24, from Dooradoyle in Limerick, stabbed Jamie Higgins, 23, five times and Michael Shannon three times at the Shannon Knights nightclub in Shannon, Co Clare, after an altercation. O'Neill was found by gardaí crouched in undergrowth near the club and was charged with murder and causing serious harm. He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, and guilty to causing serious harm to Shannon. After a first trial in early 2022 ended in a hung jury, a second jury in December 2022 acquitted him of murder and found him guilty of manslaughter. On 24 April 2023, Mr Justice Paul Burns at the Central Criminal Court sentenced O'Neill to ten years for manslaughter with the final 12 months suspended, and seven years concurrent for causing serious harm, backdated to 1 April 2022.
Sentenced, 24 Apr 2023Victim · 9 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Shannon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Nov2026Man jailed for Limerick hit-and-run that is linked to 'very violent ongoing feud'convicted, Michael Shannon, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 31 Oct2026Jail for man who drove car into pedestrianconvicted, Michael Shannon, 31, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 3 May2024Court shown CCTV of alleged hit and run linked to 'violent feud' in Limerickaccused, Michael Shannon, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 3 May2024Man charged over Limerick ‘feud’ hit and run is granted bailsuspect, Michael Shannon, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 24 Apr2023Man jailed for nine years for fatal stabbing in Clare nightclubvictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 24 Apr2023‘Nobody can take our memories’: family anguished as man jailed for nine years for Clare nightclub killingvictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 24 Apr2023Killer who stabbed victim in nightclub fight jailed for nine yearsvictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 24 Apr2023Limerick man jailed for nine years over fatal stabbing in nightclubvictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 24 Apr2023Man jailed for nine years over fatal nightclub stabbingvictim, Michael Shannon, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 13 Mar2023Mum of Patrick's Day stab victim tells of her grief and calls for justicevictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 13 Mar2023Mother says family destroyed over stabbing death of sonvictim, Michael Shannon, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 2 Apr2022Jury fails to agree verdict in Limerick man's murder trialvictim, Michael Shannon, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
- 22 Mar2022Limerick man on trial for Shannon nightclub murdervictim, Michael Shannon, irish (judged from name)Michael Shannon
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