Ireland Named in reporting
Pádraig Delaney
Born 1980, from the ages reported. 14 reports across 2 cases, 16 Apr 2024 to 15 May 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1980, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Possession of cannabis herb
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 14 reports, 16 Apr 2024 to 15 May 2025
- Outlets
- kildarenow.com, irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to life for murder in Naas, Co Kildare Murder · Co. Kildare
Shane Knott, aged 37, was found dead in the back garden of a house at Eustace Demesne, Naas, Co Kildare, on 14 April 2024. Pádraig Delaney, aged 44, was arrested the following day and charged with Knott's murder, claiming he struck him in the head with a claw hammer in self-defence. A jury at the Central Criminal Court, sitting in Tullamore, found Delaney guilty of murder, rejecting the self-defence claim. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Paul Burns in May 2025.
Sentenced, 12 May 2025Convicted, accused · 13 reports - Man facing murder charge appears in court over cannabis possession in Naas Possession of cannabis herb · Co. Kildare
Padraig Delaney, 44, of 6 The Lane, Eustace Demesne, Naas, faces an allegation of murdering Shane Knott, 37, between 3 and 14 April at that address. Delaney was separately prosecuted for possessing cannabis herb, valued at an estimated €50, at the same address on 21 April 2022. He appeared by video link at Naas District Court, and Judge Desmond Zaidan noted the murder allegation while heard that Delaney has no relevant previous convictions. The latest reported development, published 9 December 2024, is the judge's statement that he would apply the Probation Act to the cannabis matter.
In court, 9 Dec 2024Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Pádraig Delaney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 15 May2025BREAKING: Kildare man is convicted of Naas murder by a juryconvicted, Padraig Delaney, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 12 May2025Man who beat his ‘free spirit’ friend to death sentenced to lifeconvicted, Padraig Delaney, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 9 Dec2024Man facing murder charge is before court for cannabis possessionaccused, Padraig Delaney, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 23 Jul2024DPP directions ready in suspected Kildare murder caseaccused, Pádraig Delaney, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pádraig Delaney
- 9 Jul2024UPDATE: Solicitor further questions suspected Kildare murder case delaysaccused, Pádraig Delaney, 44, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pádraig Delaney
- 11 Jun2024UPDATE: Strike-out sought in alleged Kildare murder caseaccused, Pádraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pádraig Delaney
- 21 May2024UPDATE: 260 lines of enquiry in Kildare murder investigation — gardaaccused, Pádraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Pádraig Delaney
- 2 May2024More than 100 statements being taken by gardaí in Shane Knott murder investigationaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 23 Apr2024Funeral taking place today for man who was murdered in Naasaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 18 Apr2024BREAKING: Murder accused makes another court appearanceaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 17 Apr2024Gardaí want to speak to people in Naas estate at centre of murder investigationaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 17 Apr2024BREAKING: Man charged with murder makes court appearance in Naasaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 16 Apr2024Man appears in court charged with murder of Shane Knott in Naas, Co Kildareaccused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
- 16 Apr2024Man charged with murder of Shane Knott in Naas told gardaí ‘it was self defence’accused, Padraig Delaney, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Delaney
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