Ireland Named in reporting
Robert O'Connor
Born 1994, from the ages reported. 67 reports across 1 case, 30 Sep 2025 to 5 Nov 2026
Other people with this name: born 1991 (2 cases)
Suspect: Robert O'Connor, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1994, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Triple murder
- Where
- Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 67 reports, 30 Sep 2025 to 5 Nov 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, dundalkdemocrat.ie, gript.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, dublinlive.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Robert O'Connor
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishmirror.ie, 5 Nov 2026
Robert O'Connor.
PhotoFacebookvia thejournal.ie, 28 Oct 2026
The jury had been told that Robert O'Connor accepts he caused the death of the three victims
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 21 Oct 2026
The Garda van carrying Robert O'Connor leaving a special sitting of Drogheda District Court on Tuesday evening
PhotoColin Keegan, Collinsvia irishtimes.com, 30 Sep 2025Images 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- Man found guilty of manslaughter in Co Louth triple killing Triple murder · Co. Louth
Robert O'Connor, a 32-year-old man from Drumgowna, Co Louth, fatally stabbed his mother Louise O'Connor, 56, his father Mark O'Connor, 54, and his younger brother Evan O'Connor, 27, at their home between 28 and 29 September 2025. The three victims sustained a combined 139 stab wounds. He was arrested on 29 September, charged with three counts of murder on 30 September, and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity or guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. After a three-week trial at the Central Criminal Court, a jury returned unanimous verdicts of not guilty of murder and guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility on 4 November 2026.
Convicted, 4 Nov 2026Convicted, accused, suspect · 67 reports
Timeline
every report naming Robert O'Connor, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Nov2026Serious concerns and blood bags: The full story of the Robert O'Connor trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Long Read: Jury hears of fears for family's safety years before Louth murdersaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Man guilty of the manslaughter of his mum, dad, and brother - Griptaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Man who killed family found guilty of manslaughterconvicted, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Robert O'Connor guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibilityconvicted, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Jury delivers verdict on man who stabbed parents and brother to deathconvicted, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 4 Nov2026Robert O'Connor found guilty of manslaughter with diminished responsibility in killing of his familyconvicted, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 3 Nov2026Jury will return to court tomorrow to consider verdict in triple murder trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 3 Nov2026Jury will return to court tomorrow to consider verdict in Louth triple murder trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 3 Nov2026Jury in Louth murder trial told task is not to punish or sympathiseaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 2 Nov2026Judge in trial of triple-murder accused explains possible verdicts to juryaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 2 Nov2026Judge in Robert O’Connor trial tells jury their task is not to punish or sympathiseaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Oct2026Louth murder accused lawyers push for 'proper mental health treatment'accused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Oct2026Defence for triple murder accused ask for guilty by reason of insanity verdictaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 29 Oct2026Defence for triple murder accused ask for guilty by reason of insanity verdictaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 29 Oct2026Lawyers for man accused of murdering his brother and parents ask jury to consider insanity verdictaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 28 Oct2026Jury in Louth triple murder trial shown videos of garda interviewsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 28 Oct2026Jury in Louth murder trial shown accused's garda interviews after asking to see his 'demeanour'accused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 28 Oct2026Jury in Louth murder trial shown garda interview videosaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 23 Oct2026Father of murder accused reported ‘serious concerns’ for family’s safety to social workeraccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 23 Oct2026Father of triple murder accused expressed "serious concerns" for family's safetyaccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 23 Oct2026Father of Louth murder accused told social worker he had concern for family's safetyaccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 23 Oct2026Jury hears of triple murder accused's garda interviewsaccused, Robert O'Connor, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 22 Oct2026'He collapsed beside my mum and grabbed her hand', Louth murder accused told gardaíaccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 22 Oct2026Murder accused told gardai how mother asked him to let special needs brother goaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 21 Oct2026‘My mother asked me to let Evan go’: Murder accused was asked to spare brother with special needsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 21 Oct2026Louth murder accused told gardai his mother asked him to let his brother goaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 21 Oct2026Mother told murder accused to let brother go, court toldaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 21 Oct2026Triple murder accused Robert O'Connor stabbed disabled brother at least 70 timesaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 21 Oct2026Louth triple murder accused stabbed special needs brother at least 70 timesaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 20 Oct2026Father of triple murder accused Robert O’Connor died after 44 stab wounds in ‘sustained’ attackaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 20 Oct2026Dad of triple-murder accused Robert O'Connor died after suffering 44 stab woundsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 20 Oct2026Father stabbed 44 times, mother stabbed 20 times - courtaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 20 Oct2026Triple murder accused was off schizophrenia medication and using cocaine, pharmacist saysaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 19 Oct2026Man wasn't taking meds and used cocaine before fatally stabbing family membersaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 16 Oct2026Man advanced towards gardaí and said ‘shoot me, shoot me, shoot me’, trial hearsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 16 Oct2026Triple murder accused covered in blood shouted 'shoot me' at gardaí, court hearsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 16 Oct2026'Shoot me' Detective tells trial of moment he encountered Louth triple murder accusedaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 15 Oct2026Witness mistook body for Halloween decoration, Louth family murder trial hearsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 15 Oct2026Triple-murder trial told of moment carer mistook body for Halloween decorationaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 15 Oct2026Carer at scene of Louth triple killing mistook body for Halloween decorationaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 13 Oct2026"Battleground" between prosecution and defence in Louth triple murder trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 13 Oct2026Psychiatric state of man accused of murdering three members of his family ‘central’ to trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 13 Oct2026Man who killed 3 had schizophrenia relapse, court toldaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 9 Oct2026Issue arises in trial of man accused of murdering his father, mother and brotheraccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 9 Oct2026Issue in Louth triple murder trial requires 'some clarification', jury toldaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 8 Oct2026Louth murder accused said he "stabbed them multiple times" court heardaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 8 Oct2026Triple murder accused told gardaí he only meant to kill father and brother, not mother, court hearsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 8 Oct2026Louth triple murder accused told Gardaí 'I killed them', court toldaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 8 Oct2026Man denies murdering three family members in Louth homeaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 8 Oct2026Man accepts killing parents and brother but denies murder - Griptaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 7 Oct2026Louth man accused of murdering parents and brother pleads not guilty by reason of insanityaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 7 Oct2026Man pleads not guilty to murder of brother and parentsaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 7 Oct2026Louth man accused of murder pleads not guilty by reason of insanityaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 7 Oct2026Man accused of murdering his father, mother and brother appears in courtaccused, Robert O'Connor, 32, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 6 Oct2026Man to go on trial accused of murdering parents and brother in Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 22 Jan2026Trial date fixed for man over Co Louth triple murderaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 22 Jan2026Trial date set for Louth man accused of murdering his parents and brothersuspect, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 22 Dec2025Louth man accused of murdering his parents and brother returned for trialaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 24 Nov2025Further remand for man accused of murdering parents and brother in Co Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 24 Nov2025Man charged with the murder of parents and brother appears in courtaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 20 Oct2025Major update on man charged with murder of parents and brother in Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 1 Oct2025Hundreds gather to remember father, mother and son killed in Co Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Sep2025Man, 31, appears in court charged with murder of dad, mum and brother in Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Sep2025Louth stabbing LIVE: Bodies discovered by care worker - Dad & son tried to fleeaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Sep2025Man (31) charged with murder of his parents and brother in Co Louthaccused, Robert O'Connor, 31, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
- 30 Sep2025BREAKING: Son charged with murder of parents, brother - Griptaccused, Robert O'Connor, 30s, male, named, irish (judged from name)Robert O'Connor
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