Ireland Named in reporting
Ryan Murphy
Born between November 2006 and March 2007, from the ages reported. 7 reports across 1 case, 21 Nov 2025 to 2 Aug 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- Between November 2006 and March 2007, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Manslaughter
- Where
- Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 7 reports, 21 Nov 2025 to 2 Aug 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com, rte.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Teen sentenced to five years for Kildare town manslaughter Manslaughter · Co. Kildare
Ryan Weir Gibbons, a 29-year-old man from Kildare town, was punched after a verbal altercation on a bus and died from catastrophic head injuries at Naas General Hospital on 30 October 2025. Ryan Murphy, a 19-year-old man from Curragh Plains, Kildare town, was arrested on 3 November 2025 and later charged with manslaughter. He pleaded guilty at Naas Circuit Court and was sentenced to five years in custody on 17 July 2026. The victim's father has since set up a petition calling for manslaughter sentencing reform.
Sentenced, 17 Jul 2026Convicted, accused · 7 reports
Timeline
every report naming Ryan Murphy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 Aug2026Dad of man killed by thug calls for immediate reforms to manslaughter lawsconvicted, Ryan Murphy, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 18 Jul2026Family of Ryan Weir Gibbons tells of ‘unimaginable grief’ as teenager jailed for his deathconvicted, Ryan Murphy, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 17 Jul2026Local teen gets five years sentence for Kildare manslaughterconvicted, Ryan Murphy, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 9 Mar2026Kildare manslaughter accused appears in courtaccused, Ryan Murphy, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 26 Nov2025BREAKING: Kildare manslaughter accused is to seek bailaccused, Ryan Murphy, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 21 Nov2025Teenager charged with manslaughter of Ryan Weir Gibbons in Kildare townaccused, Ryan Murphy, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
- 21 Nov2025Teenager charged with manslaughter after bus altercationaccused, Ryan Murphy, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)Ryan Murphy
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