Ireland Named in reporting
Nyal Tumelty
Born between December 1994 and February 1995, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 2 cases, 8 Mar 2022 to 4 Dec 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- Between December 1994 and February 1995, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing serious harm, Assault causing harm and false imprisonment
- Where
- Co. Monaghan, Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 8 Mar 2022 to 4 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed 12 years for assault causing serious harm in Monaghan Assault causing serious harm · Co. Monaghan
Nyal Tumelty, a 30-year-old man from Coolderry, Inniskeen, Co Monaghan, attacked his aunt Angela Cunningham, a 63-year-old woman, at her home in Cloughvalley, Carrickmacross, on 22 April 2023, striking her on the head with a bottle and stabbing her in the face in an attack fuelled by alcohol and cocaine. He was arrested the following day and charged with assault causing harm, appearing at Monaghan District Court where he was remanded in custody. Tumelty later pleaded guilty to assault causing serious harm and was sentenced at Cavan Circuit Court in November 2025 to 12 years in prison, with the final two years suspended and two years of post-release supervision. The victim's family said they had hoped for a stronger sentence, noting she requires 24-hour care due to permanent brain injuries.
Sentenced, 20 Nov 2025Convicted, accused · 4 reports - Man sentenced for assault and false imprisonment on Louth greenway Assault causing harm and false imprisonment · Co. Louth
On 25 September 2021, Niall 'Nyol' Tumelty, a 30-year-old man from Coolderry, Carrickmacross, pushed a woman to the ground and pinned her down by her arms while she was running on the greenway at Ballyonan, Omeath, County Louth. The victim was in the early stages of pregnancy at the time. Gardaí arrested Tumelty after a report of a man acting suspiciously in a caravan park, and his DNA was found under the woman's fingernails. He pleaded guilty in June 2024 to assaulting the woman causing her harm and falsely imprisoning her. In February 2025, he was sentenced at Dundalk Circuit Court to three years and nine months for assault causing harm, with a concurrent sentence for false imprisonment where the final 12 months were suspended for two years.
Sentenced, 17 Feb 2025Convicted, suspect · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Nyal Tumelty, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Dec2025Mother beaten 'so violently' daughter did not know herconvicted, Nyal Tumelty, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nyal Tumelty
- 20 Nov2025Man (30) jailed for 10 years over ‘appalling’ drug-fuelled attack on aunt at her homeconvicted, Nyal Tumelty, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nyal Tumelty
- 20 Nov2025Criticism of 'heartbreaking' sentence for attack on auntconvicted, Nyal Tumelty, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nyal Tumelty
- 17 Feb2025Man jailed for attack on pregnant woman out running on Louth greenwayconvicted, Niall 'Nyol' Tumelty, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Niall 'Nyol' Tumelty
- 26 Apr2023Man appears in court over Co Monaghan assaultaccused, Nyal Tumelty, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nyal Tumelty
- 8 Mar2022Dundalk court: Accused of attacking woman on Carlingford/Omeath greenwaysuspect, Nyal Tumelty, 27, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nyal Tumelty
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