Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Ryan Austin

Born between September 1939 and September 1940, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 11 Sep 2021 to 11 Sep 2021

Suspect: Ryan Austin, Irish man, 81Ryan Austin

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between September 1939 and September 1940, from the ages reported
Nationality
Irish, as stated in a report
Offences
Failure to wear face masks (public health regulation breach)
Where
Co. Clare
Reporting
1 report, 11 Sep 2021 to 11 Sep 2021
Outlets
gript.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Clare couple convicted over failure to wear face masks at Aldi Failure to wear face masks (public health regulation breach) · Co. Clare

    Ryan Austin, 81, and Nicky Austin, 76, an Irish couple from Woodpark, Mountshannon, Co Clare, refused to wear face masks at the Killaloe Aldi branch on 26 January 2021 during a national lockdown. The pair were charged with breaching public health regulations. They were convicted in September 2021.

    Convicted, 11 Sep 2021Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Ryan Austin, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 11 Sep2021
    Convictedgript.ie, in Clare couple convicted over failure to wear face masks at Aldi
    Elderly Irish couple convicted over failure to wear face masks in Aldi supermarket - Gript
    convicted, Ryan Austin, 81, male, Irish, named, irishRyan Austin

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