Ireland Named in reporting
Nicola Hanney
2 reports across 2 cases, 20 May 2026 to 24 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Sexual abuse, Coercive control, Harassment
- Where
- Co. Dublin, Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 20 May 2026 to 24 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Former garda Paul Moody jailed for harassment and coercive control in Dublin Sexual abuse · Co. Dublin
Paul Moody, 46, a former garda who served 21 years, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in May 2026 to a six-year term with 15 months suspended for harassment and coercive control of his then-partner, an unnamed woman, between March 2016 and November 2017. Moody sent her over 2,200 messages, paced with a knife, and threatened to send intimate images to her employer and former husband. The first victim complained to GSOC in 2017, but the investigation was discontinued with no outcome; Moody was later jailed in 2022 for three years and three months for coercion against his second victim, Nicola Hanney. Fiosrú head Emily Logan said the first investigation was conducted in an unacceptable manner and that a proper inquiry could have stopped the abuse earlier.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Victim · 1 report - Ex-garda sentenced for coercive control and harassment in Dublin Coercive control · Co. Kildare
Paul Moody, 46, a former garda from Celbridge, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty to harassment and coercive control offences against his then-partner, the mother of his child, between March 2016 and November 2017. He sent her 2,261 violent and threatening messages over six days in March 2016, set up false email accounts, sent intimate images to her workplace, and used his role as a garda to intimidate her. The woman complained to GSOC in December 2017, but the ombudsman investigation faced delays and was discontinued in March 2023. Moody was arrested in October 2023 and charged in July 2024. In May 2026, Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to six years with the final 15 months suspended, following a 2022 conviction for coercive control of Nicola Hanney for which he served three years and three months.
Sentenced, 19 May 2026Victim · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Nicola Hanney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 24 May2026Proper inquiry could have stopped ex-garda Paul Moody’s abuse, head of Fiosrú saysvictim, Nicola Hanney, female, irish (judged from name)Nicola Hanney
- 20 May2026Investigation into complaints against ex-garda Paul Moody faced delays, ombudsman saysvictim, Nicola Hanney, female, irish (judged from name)Nicola Hanney
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