Ireland Named in reporting
Paul McMahon
1 report across 1 case, 23 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Endangerment, Damaging a garda vehicle, Driving without insurance
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 1 report, 23 Feb 2026 to 23 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Suspended sentence for man who dragged garda in car at Castleknock Endangerment · Co. Dublin
On 20 May 2024, Dylan Walsh, 33, of Finglas, Dublin, dragged a garda for approximately six metres in a car at Castleknock after the officer attempted to retrieve a sword and effect an arrest. The garda, Paul McMahon, suffered injuries to his arm, neck, head and elbow and was out of work for five months. Walsh was arrested four days later, made admissions in interview, and pleaded guilty to endangerment, damaging a garda vehicle and driving without insurance. On 23 February 2026, Judge Pauline Codd at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court set a headline sentence of six and a half years and gave Walsh a five-year term of imprisonment suspended in full, with a ten-year driving disqualification.
Sentenced, 23 Feb 2026Victim · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Paul McMahon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Feb2026Garda feared for his life when dragged six metres by motorist, court hearsvictim, Paul McMahon, male, irish (judged from name)Paul McMahon
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