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

Seán Tyrrell

Born between February 1986 and February 1987, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 29 Apr 2025 to 16 Feb 2026

Suspect: Seán Tyrrell, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Seán TyrrellSuspect: Sean Tyrell, Irish man, 39 (judged from name)Sean Tyrell

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between February 1986 and February 1987, from the ages reported
Offences
Harassment (Section 4, Harassment and Harmful Communications Act 2020)
Reporting
4 reports, 29 Apr 2025 to 16 Feb 2026
Outlets
rte.ie, thejournal.ie, irishmirror.ie, kilkennypeople.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Sean Tyrrell
Seán Tyrrell was previously given a four-month custodial sentence, with a separate four-month jail term suspended for two years
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 16 Feb 2026
Former Sinn Fein councillor Sean Tyrrell (pictured below), from Loughboy, was on Monday given a four-month prison sentence, with a separate four-month jail term suspended for two years, for offences under Section 4 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, known as Coco’s Law.
Former Sinn Fein councillor Sean Tyrrell (pictured below), from Loughboy, was on Monday given a four-month prison sentence, with a separate four-month jail term suspended for two years, for offences under Section 4 of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, known as Coco’s Law.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia kilkennypeople.ie, 29 Apr 2025

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Cases

latest first
  • Harassment sentence increased on appeal in Kilkenny Harassment (Section 4

    Seán Tyrrell, 39, of Loughboy, Kilkenny, was sentenced in April 2025 for harassment offences under Coco's Law relating to August 2022, after his former partner Kathleen Funchion, a Sinn Féin MEP, complained to gardaí about his conduct following their split. The court heard that Tyrrell made false allegations of unfaithfulness, accessed Funchion's phone without consent, threatened to expose embarrassing claims to journalists, and demanded she take a lie detector test. He pleaded guilty at Kilkenny District Court and received a four-month custodial sentence with a separate four-month term suspended for two years. In February 2026, Kilkenny Circuit Court increased both sentences to five months on a severity-only appeal, with the suspended term suspended for two years on a €100 personal bond.

    Sentenced, 29 Apr 2025Convicted · 4 reports

Timeline

every report naming Seán Tyrrell, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 16 Feb2026
    Sentencedrte.ie, in Harassment sentence increased on appeal in Kilkenny
    MEP's ex-partner has jail sentence increased on appeal
    convicted, Seán Tyrrell, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán Tyrrell
  2. 1 Feb2026
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, in Harassment sentence increased on appeal in Kilkenny
    MEP Kathleen Funchion's ex-partner has prison sentence increased for offences under Coco’s Law
    convicted, Sean Tyrell, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Tyrell
  3. 30 Apr2025
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, in Harassment sentence increased on appeal in Kilkenny
    Sinn Fein MEP admits to 'serious' trust issues after ex jailed under Coco's Law
    convicted, Sean Tyrell, male, namedSean Tyrell
  4. 29 Apr2025
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Harassment sentence increased on appeal in Kilkenny
    Kilkenny politician speaks out as ex-partner, former local councillor, is jailed
    convicted, Sean Tyrrell, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sean Tyrrell

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