Ireland Named in reporting
Richard Walsh
Born 1993, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 2 cases, 1 Feb 2023 to 16 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1993, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Sexual assault, Defilement of a child under 17 (sexual offence)
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 1 Feb 2023 to 16 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie
Cases
latest first- Donegal man remanded in custody for sentence after guilty plea to sexual assault Sexual assault · Co. Donegal
Richard Walsh (32) of Lisminton, Ballintra, Co Donegal, is the subject of a case involving the sexual assault of a woman in her 20s, his partner's best friend, at his then home on Main Street, Ballintra, on 13 December 2020, while she slept on a sofa. Gardaí were alerted, and DNA from the victim was found on samples from underwear belonging to Walsh. Walsh pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in November 2025 and was remanded in custody for sentencing. On 16 February 2026 he was jailed for seven years and will be supervised for three years after release.
Sentenced, 16 Feb 2026Convicted · 3 reports - Donegal man sentenced for defilement of a child under 17 Defilement of a child under 17 (sexual offence) · Co. Donegal
Richard Walsh, a 29-year-old Ballintra man, pleaded guilty to one count of defilement of a child under 17 after plying 15-year-old Delaney Leece with white wine as she got ready for a teenage disco on 23 December 2011. Walsh, who had just turned 18 at the time, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in February 2023. He was sentenced to 20 months in prison, the last eight of which were suspended, and placed on the sex offender's register. The victim, who waived her anonymity, said the offence caused her to suffer OCD, PTSD, anxiety and depression for many years.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2023Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Richard Walsh, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Feb2026Ballintra man jailed for seven years for sexual assault of partner's best friendconvicted, Richard Walsh, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Walsh
- 13 Nov2025'You are weak' - Man sexually assaulted his partner's best friendconvicted, Richard Walsh, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Walsh
- 12 Nov2025Donegal man remanded in custody over sexual assault of partner's best friendconvicted, Richard Walsh, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Walsh
- 1 Feb2023Ballintra man jailed for defiling teenage girlconvicted, Richard Walsh, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Richard Walsh
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