Ireland Named in reporting
Mikey Dennany
Born 2020, from the ages reported. 28 reports across 1 case, 12 Sep 2022 to 29 Apr 2024
Victim: Michael Egar, Irish man, 2 (judged from name)Michael EgarVictim: Michael, Irish man, 2 (judged from name)MichaelVictim: Mikey Dennany, Irish man, 2 (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 2020, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 28 reports, 12 Sep 2022 to 29 Apr 2024
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, longfordleader.ie, kildarenow.com, irishmirror.ie, gript.ie, thejournal.ie, extra.ie, leitrimobserver.ie, offalyexpress.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Mikey (2) and Thelma Dennany (5)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia kildarenow.com, 30 Nov 2023
Little two year-old Mikey Dennany and his five year-old sister, Thelma Dennany.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 30 Nov 2023
Thelma and Mikey Dennany were characterised by their family as 'happy fun-loving children overflowing with love and mischief'.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 30 Nov 2023
Michael Dennany : 'Thelma and Mikey were fearless, mischievous partners in crime. I had so many plans, hopes and dreams for us. But all that's gone.'
Photocredit not given by the outletvia longfordleader.ie, 30 Nov 2023Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Mother sentenced to life for murder of two children in Westmeath Murder · Co. Westmeath
On 9 September 2022, a car was set on fire at Lackan, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath, killing five-year-old Thelma Dennany and two-year-old Michael (Mikey) Dennany. Their mother, woman Lynn Egar, aged 48 or 49, was in the passenger seat and was pulled from the vehicle by a passerby, suffering minimal burns. Egar was arrested on 21 September 2022 and charged with two counts of murder on 22 September 2022. She pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 30 November 2023 and was sentenced to life imprisonment for each murder by Mr Justice Paul McDermott. An inquest at the Coroner's Court, Mullingar, returned a verdict of unlawful death on 29 April 2024.
Sentenced, 30 Nov 2023Victim · 28 reports
Timeline
every report naming Mikey Dennany, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 29 Apr2024Deaths of Michael and Thelma Dennany 'unlawful' - inquestvictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother sentenced to life for murder of her two ‘gorgeous children’ in car firevictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Heartbroken dad tells court: 'I miss my little rascals. They were my life and their deaths have ripped the guts out of me'victim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023BREAKING: Kildare mother gets life sentence for murder of children aged 5 and 2victim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Lynn Eager jailed for life for murdering her two children in horror car blazevictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother who killed her two small children is jailed for life - Griptvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother who killed her two small children is jailed for life - Griptvictim, Michael Dennany, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother jailed for life for murder of her two childrenvictim, Michael, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael
- 30 Nov2023Woman given two life sentences for murder of her two children in Westmeath car fire last yearvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 30 Nov2023Mother pleads guilty to murdering children aged two and five in car firevictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Mother charged with murder of children in car fire 'too unwell' to attend courtvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Mother charged with murder of children in car fire 'too unwell' to attend courtvictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Court told Westmeath mother too unwell to appearvictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 27 Oct2022Woman charged with murder of her two children in Westmeath further remanded in custodyvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 28 Sep2022Mum charged with murder of kids in car fire incident to appear in court againvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 28 Sep2022Woman charged with murder of two children in Westmeath car fire remanded in custodyvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother appears in court charged with murder of her two childrenvictim, Michael (Mikey) Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael (Mikey) Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother of children burned to death charged with murder - Griptvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother charged with murder of her children in Co Westmeath car blazevictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Mother charged with murder of her two children after Westmeath car firevictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 22 Sep2022Woman charged in connection with death of two kids in Westmeath car blazevictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 22 Sep2022All we know as gardai quiz woman over death of two kids in Westmeath car blazevictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman (40s) arrested in connection with Westmeath car blaze that claimed lives of two childrenvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 21 Sep2022Woman (40s) arrested over Co Westmeath car fire that killed two childrenvictim, Michael Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai carrying out criminal investigation into deaths of two children in car fire in the Midlandsvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai carrying out criminal investigation into deaths of two children in car fire in the Midlandsvictim, Mikey Dennany, 2, irish (judged from name)Mikey Dennany
- 12 Sep2022Gardai probe whether car fire which killed two siblings was started deliberatelyvictim, Michael, maleMichael
- 12 Sep2022Westmeath car fire deaths: Criminal investigation launchedvictim, Michael Egar, 2, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Egar
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