Ireland Named in reporting
Michael Sweeney
Born 2002, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 2 cases, 21 Dec 2021 to 16 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 2002, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault, Violent disorder; assault
- Where
- Co. Offaly
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 21 Dec 2021 to 16 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie
Cases
latest first- Suspended sentences for two men in Tullamore assault case Assault · Co. Offaly
On Christmas Eve 2022, Dean Lynch was assaulted at his home in Arden View, Tullamore, where he was struck in the head and eye with an implement by an unidentified male before reaching for a knife to defend himself. Michael Sweeney, 23, and Bernie Ward, 26, were arrested in January and February 2023 and later pleaded guilty to the offences. Sweeney was convicted of aggravated burglary and assault while Ward was convicted of assault. At Tullamore Circuit Court, both men received headline sentences of two-and-a-half years, suspended for five years, on condition they each pay €2,500 to Lynch and remain under probation supervision for 18 months.
Sentenced, 16 Feb 2026Convicted · 3 reports - Seven sentenced for violent disorder and assault in Tullamore Violent disorder; assault · Co. Offaly
On the afternoon of April 9, 2020, a feud between two groups in Arden View, Tullamore, erupted into violent disorder after the window of Thomas Power's car was smashed. A large group gathered and various weapons including sticks, a bar, a golf club, a hurley and a shovel were used; a juvenile, now 16, struck Mark Power, 41, on the head with a shovel, causing skull fractures, bleeding on the brain and a fractured nose. Seven people were convicted of violent disorder and assault at Tullamore Circuit Court, with Mark Power and James McCarthy, 50, each receiving a two-and-a-half year suspended jail sentence. In December 2021, John McCarthy, 22, James Ward, 21, and Sean Power, 19 made €1,500 payments to policing projects, and Michael Sweeney, 19, was ordered to pay €1,500 to a men's shed project, with finalisation of sentencing adjourned.
Sentenced, 21 Dec 2021Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Michael Sweeney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Feb2026Suspended sentences for men guilty of 'extremely violent' Offaly assaultconvicted, Michael Sweeney, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Sweeney
- 19 Jan2026Man stabbed in Offaly after rushing violently into house on Christmas Eveconvicted, Michael Sweeney, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Sweeney
- 19 Jan2026Man stabbed after rushing violently into house in Offalyconvicted, Michael Sweeney, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Sweeney
- 22 Dec2021Men in 'hillbilly activity' in Offaly make payments in courtconvicted, Michael Sweeney, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Sweeney
- 21 Dec2021Men in Tullamore 'hillbilly' feud make payments in courtconvicted, Michael Sweeney, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Michael Sweeney
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