Ireland Named in reporting
Ross Lahive
Born 1979, from the ages reported. 9 reports across 3 cases, 16 Dec 2024 to 9 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1979, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Harassment of a garda (Section 10, Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act), Harassment of a garda, Assault (Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997)
- Where
- Co. Cork, Co. Kerry
- Reporting
- 9 reports, 16 Dec 2024 to 9 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man sent forward for trial on garda harassment charge in Cork Harassment of a garda (Section 10 · Co. Cork
In February 2023, a garda walking outside Cork District Court in a civilian jacket was allegedly recorded, live-streamed and verbally abused by anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe and two others on Anglesea Street, Cork, and a video of the incident was posted on social media with derogatory comments and viewed several thousand times. Blighe, of Mitchelstown, Co Cork, was charged with harassing a garda under Section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act on dates between 22 February 2023 and 4 December 2023. Co-accused Ross Lahive, 46, a former European election candidate for the People Party, is charged with harassing a garda on dates between 9 October 2022 and 6 February 2025. Both men were sent forward to Cork Circuit Criminal Court for trial, remanded on bail, and Blighe pleaded not guilty while Lahive is contesting the case.
In court, 1 Feb 2026Accused · 2 reports - Former Irish People Party candidate Ross Lahive charged with harassing garda in Cork Harassment of a garda · Co. Cork
Ross Lahive, a 46-year-old man and former European election candidate for the People Party, appeared before Cork District Court on 25 September 2025 charged with harassing a garda between 9 October 2022 and 6 February 2025. The charge arose from an incident at a public event in Cork in October 2022 where, according to the prosecution, Lahive accosted, verbally abused, and followed the garda down Anglesea Street while the officer was dealing with a matter. The garda, who was wearing a civilian jacket over his uniform, was also recorded and live-streamed on social media by a co-accused, and video footage was posted on Facebook with derogatory comments. Judge Mary Dorgan accepted jurisdiction in the event of a guilty plea, and if the case is contested it will be sent to Cork Circuit Court. Lahive was remanded on bail on his own bond of €1,000 to appear on 20 November 2025, with a condition to refrain from making social media comments about the case.
Charged, 25 Sep 2025Accused · 1 report - Man jailed for assaults at Tralee library drag story event Assault (Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act · Co. Kerry
Three people from Cork disrupted a drag story event for children at Tralee Library in Co Kerry on 13 July 2023, assaulting four people including a security guard, a woman, a photographer, and another man. man Ross Lahive, 45, woman Margo Mills, 37, and man Stephen McGeough, 57, were convicted of public order offences and assault by Judge David Waters at Tralee District Court on 16 December 2024. On 20 December 2024, Lahive was sentenced to three months in prison, while Mills was fined €900 and McGeough was fined €400. Mills is lodging an appeal against the verdict.
Sentenced, 20 Dec 2024Convicted · 6 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ross Lahive, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 9 Feb2026Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe sent forward for trial on garda harassment chargeaccused, Ross Lahive, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 1 Feb2026Anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe to go on trial on charge of harassing gardaaccused, Ross Lahive, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 25 Sep2025Former election candidate for Irish People Party accused of harassing gardaaccused, Ross Lahive, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 20 Dec2024Irish People Party candidate Ross Lahive jailed for assault at drag story event for childrenconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 20 Dec2024Man jailed over assaults at Tralee 'drag story' eventconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 20 Dec2024Former election candidate jailed for assaults after disrupting Tralee drag story eventconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 16 Dec2024Three convicted over disruption at drag event for children at Tralee libraryconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 16 Dec20243 convicted over disrupting children's 'drag story' eventconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
- 16 Dec2024Three convicted of public order offences over disrupting library drag story event for kidsconvicted, Ross Lahive, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ross Lahive
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