Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Assault, Death (boating accident)

Where

Co. Laois, Co. Galway

Reporting

3 reports, 15 Jun 2022 to 15 Dec 2023

Outlets

leinsterexpress.ie, extra.ie

• Man sentenced for assault on garda at Portlaoise train station Assault · Co. Laois

  Sam Garvey, 25, a man from Naas, Co Kildare, headbutted Garda Niall Quinn on the forehead during an arrest at Portlaoise Train Station in Laois in March 2022. He was charged with Section 2 assault and being intoxicated and engaging in threatening or abusive behaviour. Garvey admitted the assault at Portlaoise District Court in April 2023, and the case was adjourned for a probation and welfare report. He failed to appear in April 2024, prompting a bench warrant, and was sentenced in June 2024 to pay €500 compensation and a €500 fine.

  Sentenced, 21 Jun 2024Victim · 2 reports
• Tributes paid to man killed in Galway boating accident Death (boating accident) · Co. Galway

  Niall Quinn, a man from Killeenaran, Kilcolgan, County Galway, was killed in a boating accident on 13 June 2022. He left behind his wife Jacinta and their three children, Aonghus, Marcus, and Méabh. Tributes were paid to Quinn by members of the Galway Bay Sailing Club and the wider community. No further legal proceedings have been reported.

  Reported, 15 Jun 2022Victim · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 15 Dec2023
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for assault on garda at Portlaoise train station

   Headbutted Garda at Portlaoise Train Station

   victim, Niall Quinn, irish (judged from name)Niall QuinnIE
2. 28 Apr2023
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for assault on garda at Portlaoise train station

   Man admits headbutting garda in Portlaoise

   victim, Niall Quinn, irish (judged from name)Niall QuinnIE
3. 15 Jun2022
   Reportedextra.ie, in Tributes paid to man killed in Galway boating accident

   Tributes paid to Galway father of three killed in boating accident - Extra.ie

   victim, Niall Quinn, male, irish (judged from name)Niall Quinn♂IE

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.