Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between December 1974 and December 1975, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of a knife, Theft and public order offences, Public order offence (intoxication in public)

Where

Co. Laois, Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

3 reports, 7 Dec 2021 to 18 Feb 2026

Outlets

kilkennypeople.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Patrick Carthy jailed for thefts and public order offences in Kilkenny City Theft and public order offences · Co. Kilkenny

  Patrick Carthy, a man with 91 previous convictions, was charged with a series of thefts and public order offences in Kilkenny City between July 2025 and January 2026. The offences included thefts from Dunnes Stores, Centra and the Pembroke Hotel bar, and public order incidents in Ardboy, Bonnettstown and Green Street. He pleaded guilty to five public order charges and three theft charges at Kilkenny District Court, where Judge Geraldine Carthy convicted him and imposed a prison sentence on the theft charges. The case was reported on 20 February 2026, and the length of the new sentence is not given in the sources.

  Sentenced, 18 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Man who brought own alcohol into Kilkenny pub fined €200 for public order offence Public order offence (intoxication in public) · Co. Kilkenny

  Patrick Carthy, a man of Bonnetstown, Tullaroan Road, was arrested after gardaí on patrol were alerted to a highly intoxicated male causing a disruption in a Kilkenny City pub on 5 October 2024 at about 8.20pm. The court heard he had brought his own alcohol into the pub and, after gardaí asked him several times to leave, he was 'acting up' and raised his fists. He pleaded guilty to public order charges at Kilkenny District Court and was convicted of being intoxicated in public. The latest development is a €200 fine, reported on 1 November 2024.

  Sentenced, 30 Oct 2024Convicted · 1 report
• Man sentenced for possession of a knife at Portlaoise hospital Possession of a knife · Co. Laois

  Patrick Carthy, 46, a man from Ballintotty, Nenagh, was charged with possession of a knife at the psychiatric unit of Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise on 9 November 2018. An unopened Stanley knife with a blade was found in his jacket while he was in the hospital waiting area. His solicitor told the court he was seeking admission to the psychiatric unit and was using the knife for self-harm, and that he had severe mental illness and was bipolar schizophrenic. He was on remand at the time of the hearing and was sentenced to one month in Midlands Prison.

  Sentenced, 7 Dec 2021Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 18 Feb2026
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Patrick Carthy jailed for thefts and public order offences in Kilkenny City

   ‘Menace’ jailed for series of thefts across Kilkenny City

   convicted, Patrick Carthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Carthy♂IE
2. 30 Oct2024
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Man who brought own alcohol into Kilkenny pub fined €200 for public order offence

   Man who brought own alcohol into Kilkenny pub appears in court

   convicted, Patrick Carthy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Carthy♂IE
3. 7 Dec2021
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for possession of a knife at Portlaoise hospital

   Man had Stanley knife in waiting area of hospital in Laois

   convicted, Patrick Carthy, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Carthy♂46IE

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