Ireland Named in reporting
Philip Finnegan
Born between December 1996 and October 1997, from the ages reported. 52 reports across 1 case, 12 Oct 2021 to 18 Dec 2021
Victim: Philip Finnegan, Irish man, 24 (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between December 1996 and October 1997, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 52 reports, 12 Oct 2021 to 18 Dec 2021
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com, rte.ie, offalyexpress.ie, extra.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, thejournal.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Philip Finnegan was murdered at Rahin Woods
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 13 Dec 2021
The late Philip Finnegan
Photocredit not given by the outletvia kildarenow.com, 15 Nov 2021
The trial has heard that Philip Finnegan had gone missing before his decapitated body was found buried in a shallow grave in a wood in Kildare
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 29 Oct 2021Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Sentenced to life for murder at Rahin Woods, Kildare Murder · Co. Kildare
Philip Finnegan, 24, a man from Dublin, was last seen with Stephen Penrose, 38, a man from Coolock, Dublin 17, on 10 August 2016, before his decapitated body, bearing 13 stab wounds, was found buried in a shallow grave in Rahin Woods, Kildare, on 2 September 2016. Penrose was first arrested on 31 August 2016 for withholding information, released on 2 September, and rearrested on 16 November 2016 on suspicion of murder. He pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court, where a five-week trial began on 13 October 2021. A unanimous jury found him guilty on 15 November 2021, and on 13 December 2021 he was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment, backdated to 17 May 2017.
Sentenced, 13 Dec 2021Victim · 52 reports
Timeline
every report naming Philip Finnegan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 18 Dec2021Stephen Penrose: Garda’s son described as ‘most dangerous person I have ever met’victim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 16 Dec2021Stephen Penrose locked up in special prison wing after threats to kill himvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 13 Dec2021BREAKING: Stephen Penrose sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Philip Finnegan in Kildare woodvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 13 Dec2021Double killer sentenced to life for murder of friendvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021Man found guilty of murdering friend and dumping decapitated remains in woodsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021Man found guilty of murdering man last seen in Offaly townvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021BREAKING: Jury finds man guilty of murder in Kildare woodsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021Guilty verdict in trial of man accused of murdering Philip Finneganvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021Mum of victim claps in court as killer found guilty of murdering friend - Extra.ievictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Nov2021Man found guilty of Philip Finnegan murder in 2016victim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 12 Nov2021Kildare murder trial: Jury will resume its deliberations on Monday in trial of Stephen Penrosevictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 11 Nov2021Kildare murder trial: Judge tells jury to ignore fact Stephen Penrose had "outburst" in courtroom when considering verdictvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 11 Nov2021Judge tells jury to ignore ‘outburst’ by accused in murder casevictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 11 Nov2021Man accused of murder near Offaly border asked if he had his friend "dig his own grave"victim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 10 Nov2021Gardaí asked Stephen Penrose if he had his friend ‘dig his own grave’, jury hearsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 8 Nov2021Murder accused told gardaí he witnessed friend being stabbedvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 8 Nov2021Murder accused told gardai his friend was stabbed in back by men he claimed came from Portlaosie Portarlington directionvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 6 Nov2021Kildare murder trial: Bloodied glove discovered near decapitated remains matched DNA of Stephen Penrose, says forensic scientistvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 5 Nov2021Murder accused blamed men from 'Portlaoise Portarlington direction' for killing he is on trial forvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 4 Nov2021Attempts made to burn remains of murdered man last seen alive in Offalyvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 3 Nov2021Decapitated remains of missing man found in shallow grave, murder trial hearsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 2 Nov2021Dog walker tells murder trial he saw 'meat or flesh' in Kildare woodsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 2 Nov2021Dog walker describes moment he found body of murdered man last seen in Offalyvictim, Phillip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Phillip Finnegan
- 2 Nov2021Kildare murder trial latest: Dog walker saw 'meat or flesh' when used stick 'to root' around 'heavy briary' area of Kildare woodsvictim, Phillip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Phillip Finnegan
- 2 Nov2021Dog walker saw ‘meat or flesh’ in briary in Kildare woods, murder trial hearsvictim, Phillip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Phillip Finnegan
- 1 Nov2021Man accused of murder near Offaly dispenses then 're-engages' with second legal teamvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 1 Nov2021Kildare murder accused dispenses with second legal teamvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 1 Nov2021Murder accused dispenses with second legal team to represent him at trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 29 Oct2021Murder victim was ‘in Jamaica eating a Big Mac’, accused told gardaívictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 29 Oct2021Man accused of murder near Offaly told gardaí he heard victim was 'in Jamaica eating a Big Mac'victim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 29 Oct2021Kildare murder accused told gardaí he heard friend was 'sitting in Jamaica eating a Big Mac'victim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 29 Oct2021Murder accused's phone pinged at cell tower in Offaly townvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 28 Oct2021Phone of man accused of murder connected to cell site close to where body was found, jury hearsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 28 Oct2021Phone belonging to man accused of murder connected to cell site close to victim’s bodyvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 26 Oct2021Jury in Kildare murder trial watches CCTV of car on day of killingvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 26 Oct2021Jury in murder trial shown CCTV montage of car’s movementsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 22 Oct2021Jury watches CCTV montage of the accused and deceased's movements on day of killing in Kildare woods murder trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 22 Oct2021Jury shown CCTV of man later found murdered in Offaly townvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 22 Oct2021Kildare murder trial hears blood was spotted in the car of accusedvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 22 Oct2021Blood spotted in the car of man accused of murdering man last seen in Offalyvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 20 Oct2021Murder accused appoints new legal team and declines to attend trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 20 Oct2021Trial of man accused of Kildare murder to proceed in his absence, jury hearsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 20 Oct2021Accused refuses to attend court in Midlands murder decapitation trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 20 Oct2021Man accused of murder in woods near Offaly refuses to attend trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Oct2021Midlands murder accused warned about abusing witnesses in courtvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Oct2021Judge warns murder accused he will be excluded from own trialvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 15 Oct2021Judge warns murder accused he will be taken to cells if he continues to "abuse" and "ballyrag" witnessesvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 14 Oct2021Mum cross-examined in court by man accused of murdering her son - Extra.ievictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 14 Oct2021Man found killed in woods was last seen in Offaly townvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 13 Oct2021Trial of Dubliner accused of murdering man in Kildare woods opensvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 12 Oct2021Jury sworn in for trial of man accused of murder in Kildare woodlandsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
- 12 Oct2021Jury sworn in for murder trial over body found in woodsvictim, Philip Finnegan, 24, male, irish (judged from name)Philip Finnegan
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