Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused

Born

1999, from the ages reported

Offences

Public order offences, Public order offences (drunk and disorderly; resisting arrest; possession of a samurai sword), Criminal damage (criminal spray painting)

Where

Co. Offaly

Reporting

4 reports, 11 Jan 2023 to 24 Mar 2026

Outlets

offalyexpress.ie

• Man jailed for public order offences in Clara, Offaly Public order offences · Co. Offaly

  Paul Lanier, a 27-year-old man, was arrested after public order offences at Church Street, Clara, County Offaly, on 4 August 2025, including swearing at a garda while highly intoxicated and a short foot race. He pleaded guilty and appeared before Tullamore District Court by video link on his 27th birthday, where Judge Andrew Cody imposed a one-month sentence for December 2023 offences and a two-month sentence for the August 2025 offence, to be served consecutively. The judge also activated a three-month sentence, consecutive to three months already given, and made no order on other sentences amounting to seven months. Lanier is in custody; the key facts give a total of three months in prison, while the article headline says he was jailed for six months.

  Sentenced, 24 Mar 2026Convicted · 1 report
• Man sentenced for public order offences in Birr, Offaly Public order offences · Co. Offaly

  Paul Lanier (24) of High Street, Birr, was arrested at 2.19am on 21 April 2022 at High Street, Birr, after gardaí said he was intoxicated and abusive. He pleaded guilty to public order charges at Tullamore District Court, before Judge Andrew Cody, while already serving a four-month sentence for a criminal damage conviction arising from graffiti. Judge Cody imposed a one-month suspended sentence, as reported on 25 May 2023.

  Sentenced, 25 May 2023Convicted · 1 report
• Man charged with six counts of criminal spray painting in Birr Criminal damage (criminal spray painting) · Co. Offaly

  Paul Lanier, a man from Athlone, is alleged to have spray painted the word "APERS" on a wall belonging to Thomas Lyndon at Lyndon's Flats, Keal's Archway, Birr, on 1 November 2022. He is also alleged to have spray painted a wall and a turnstile at St Brendan's Park Birr GAA, Roscrea Road, Birr, on 1 or 2 November 2022, property belonging to St Brendan's GAA Club. He was charged with six counts of criminal spray painting in Birr at Tullamore District Court, where Judge Andrew Cody adjourned the case to a future date. The latest development reported is that adjournment, in a report published on 26 March 2023.

  In court, 26 Mar 2023Accused · 1 report
• Man jailed for public order offences in Birr Public order offences (drunk and disorderly; resisting arrest; possession of a samurai sword) · Co. Offaly

  Paul Lanier, a 23-year-old man, was charged with public order offences in Macregol Park, Birr, on 14 and 17 September 2022. He was found drunk and disorderly while walking with a samurai sword, resisted arrest, and spat at Gardaí at the station. He pleaded guilty at Tullamore Circuit Court in January 2023. Judge Andrew Cody convicted him and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment.

  Sentenced, 11 Jan 2023Accused · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 24 Mar2026
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man jailed for public order offences in Clara, Offaly

   Man jailed for six months on his birthday for Offaly offences

   convicted, Paul Lanier, 27, male, namedPaul Lanier♂27
2. 25 May2023
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man sentenced for public order offences in Birr, Offaly

   Man jailed for Offaly offences hopes to come out of prison sober

   convicted, Paul Lanier, 24, namedPaul Lanier24
3. 26 Mar2023
   In courtoffalyexpress.ie, in Man charged with six counts of criminal spray painting in Birr

   Man charged with six acts of criminal spray painting in Offaly

   accused, Paul Lanier, male, named, irish (judged from name)Paul Lanier♂IE
4. 11 Jan2023
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Man jailed for public order offences in Birr

   Aggressive Offaly man with samurai sword had to be pepper sprayed by gardai

   accused, Paul Lanier, 23, male, named, irish (judged from name)Paul Lanier♂23IE

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.