Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, suspect

Born

Between September 1984 and May 1985, from the ages reported

Offences

Threat to cause criminal damage

Where

Co. Louth

Reporting

2 reports, 18 Sep 2021 to 7 May 2026

Outlets

dundalkdemocrat.ie

• Louth man given suspended sentence for threatening to burn Garda's home Threat to cause criminal damage · Co. Louth

  Padraig Smith, a man from Dundalk, was stopped for holding a mobile phone while driving at The Ramparts, Dundalk, on 15 December 2020. During his arrest he became aggressive and struck a female Garda in the face, causing a cut under her left eye and a bleeding nose, and in custody he threatened to find her house and burn it. He was charged with making a threat to cause criminal damage and obstructing a Garda, both of which he admitted. Judge Eirinn McKiernan at Dundalk District Court sent him forward to the Circuit Court in October 2021, and Judge McMullan at Drogheda Circuit Court imposed a fully suspended sentence of 18 months in May 2026.

  Sentenced, 7 May 2026Convicted, suspect · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 7 May2026
   Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, in Louth man given suspended sentence for threatening to burn Garda's home

   Louth man who threatened to burn down a Garda's house escapes jail

   convicted, Padraig Smith, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Smith♂41IE
2. 18 Sep2021
   In courtdundalkdemocrat.ie, in Louth man given suspended sentence for threatening to burn Garda's home

   Dundalk man accused of threatening to damage garda's home

   suspect, Padraig Smith, 36, male, named, irish (judged from name)Padraig Smith♂36IE

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