Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Paul Forrestal

1 report across 1 case, 3 Dec 2023 to 3 Dec 2023

Victim: Paul Forrestal, Irish person (judged from name)Paul Forrestal

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Burglary; criminal damage; assault
Where
Co. Donegal
Reporting
1 report, 3 Dec 2023 to 3 Dec 2023
Outlets
irishtimes.com

Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced to 16 months for school burglary in Stranorlar Burglary; criminal damage; assault · Co. Donegal

    Brendan O'Neill, 34, broke into St Columba's Secondary School in Stranorlar, Co Donegal through the roof, causing €6,668 in damage, and spat in the face of Garda Sergeant Paul Forrestal while being processed at Letterkenny Garda station. He was caught when the school principal arrived and found him on the premises, and was arrested and charged with burglary, criminal damage and assault. O'Neill, who has 86 previous convictions, pleaded guilty at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court. Judge Ciaran Liddy sentenced him to 16 months in prison, backdated, with a direction to attend the Probation Service on release.

    Sentenced, 3 Dec 2023Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Paul Forrestal, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 3 Dec2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Man sentenced to 16 months for school burglary in Stranorlar
    Man who spat at garda after being caught breaking into school jailed for 16 months
    victim, Paul Forrestal, irish (judged from name)Paul Forrestal

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