Ireland Named in reporting
Noel Twomey
Born 1961, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 1 case, 7 Feb 2024 to 16 Feb 2026
Other people with this name: born between June 1968 and June 1969 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1961, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm (two counts, Section 3 Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997)
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 7 Feb 2024 to 16 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for nine years over assault causing harm in Cork Assault causing harm (two counts · Co. Cork
Noel Twomey, 63, poured boiling water over his sleeping wife Jackie Twomey, 59, and struck her several times over the head with a claw hammer at their home in Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny, Cork city, on 15 January 2024. He was arrested at about 5am after flagging down a patrol car, soaked in blood and carrying a bloodstained hammer in a plastic bag. He pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in November 2024. In February 2026, Judge Dermot Sheehan sentenced him to nine years in prison with the final 12 months suspended, with a 12-year no-contact order.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted, accused · 12 reports
Timeline
every report naming Noel Twomey, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Feb2026‘I’ve always been terrified of him’: Woman voices relief at jailing of husband for assaults with hammer and boiling waterconvicted, Noel Twomey, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 16 Feb2026Cork man jailed for boiling water and claw hammer attack on sleeping wifeconvicted, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 16 Feb2026Man who poured boiling water over sleeping wife jailedconvicted, Noel Twomey, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 1 Feb2026Man who poured boiling water over his wife and attacked her with a hammer as she slept jailedconvicted, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 29 Nov2025Cork man attacked sleeping wife with hammer and boiling waterconvicted, Noel Twomey, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 8 May2025‘I thought I was going to die’: Woman describes being attacked by husband using boiling water and hammerconvicted, Noel Twomey, 64, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 12 Feb2025Man who poured boiling water on wife and struck her with a hammer to be sentenced in Mayconvicted, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 20 Nov2024Man (63) pleads guilty to boiling water and hammer attack on wife as she slept at family homeaccused, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 22 May2024Man accused of pouring boiling water over wife and attacking her with claw hammer to face new chargeaccused, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 20 Feb2024Man accused of attacking wife with boiling water and hammer refused bailaccused, Noel Twomey, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 7 Feb2024Bail application from man accused of attacking wifeaccused, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
- 7 Feb2024Man accused of pouring boiling water on sleeping wife and attacking her with claw hammeraccused, Noel Twomey, 63, male, named, irish (judged from name)Noel Twomey
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