Ireland Named in reporting
Shane Flanagan
Born 1985, from the ages reported. 34 reports across 5 cases, 31 Jul 2021 to 17 Sep 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 1985, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Unauthorised disclosure of PULSE data, Inciting disclosure of PULSE data, Drug trafficking, Unauthorised disclosure of personal data (Data Protection Act); incitement to disclose personal data; drug trafficking, Inciting rape, Endangering, Possession of child sexual abuse material, Inciting to rape, Endangerment, Theft
- Where
- Co. Clare, Co. Dublin, Co. Westmeath
- Reporting
- 34 reports, 31 Jul 2021 to 17 Sep 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, clareecho.ie, limerickleader.ie, limerickpost.ie, dublinlive.ie
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Cases
latest first- Ex-garda sentenced for unauthorised PULSE data disclosure at Ennis Unauthorised disclosure of PULSE data · Co. Clare
Former garda Shane Flanagan, 41, a man, supplied PULSE identification data on 14 female motorists in Co Clare to his friend Colm Meere, 45, a man, between January and September 2020 so Meere could view the women's Facebook profile photos. The offences came to light during a separate Garda investigation into Flanagan inciting strangers to rape a female colleague. Flanagan pleaded guilty to six of 14 counts at Ennis Circuit Court, while Meere pleaded guilty to inciting the disclosure and to a drug trafficking offence. On 16 September 2026, Judge Francis Comerford sentenced Flanagan to nine months, consecutive to his seven-year term from July 2025, and Meere to a 14-month suspended prison term for the PULSE data offence.
Sentenced, 1 Sep 2026Convicted, accused · 10 reports - Former garda to plead guilty to PULSE data disclosure in Ennis Unauthorised disclosure of personal data (Data Protection Act); incitement to disclose personal data; drug trafficking · Co. Clare
Shane Flanagan, a 39-year-old Irish man from Ennis, Co Clare, is charged with 14 counts of unauthorised disclosure of personal data from the Garda PULSE system to Colm Meere, a 43-year-old Irish man from Knockanean, Ennis, between 12 January and 24 September 2020. Meere faces charges of inciting the disclosure and a separate drug-trafficking offence. Both men first appeared at Ennis District Court in June 2024, were remanded on bail, and the case was sent forward for trial to Ennis Circuit Court in September 2024. The trial was adjourned to 2025 in October 2024. On 21 October 2025, Flanagan indicated his intention to plead guilty, meaning the trial will not proceed, and his arraignment was adjourned to Thursday.
In court, 28 Jun 2024Accused · 10 reports - Former garda Shane Flanagan jailed for inciting men to rape female colleague Inciting rape · Co. Clare
Shane Flanagan, 39, an Irish former garda with an address in Co. Clare, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court in March 2025 to two counts of inciting two men to rape a female colleague between November and December 2020, six counts of endangerment for impersonating her on Facebook and FetLife.com between 2018 and 2020, and one count of possession of four images of child sexual abuse material. He created accounts using the woman's personal information, shared her address, photos of her and her daughters, and Strava running route, and engaged in graphic online discussions about sexual violence, rape, cannibalism and torture, inviting persons unknown to visit violence upon her and her two daughters. The sentencing hearing was adjourned in June 2025 when Flanagan was admitted to hospital, and on 29 July 2025 Ms Justice Eileen Creedon sentenced him to eight years with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions for three years, with a headline sentence of 10 years for the incitement of rape charges. The victim, who wishes to maintain her anonymity, described Flanagan as a trusted friend and fellow garda who carried out a 'calculated, predatory act of violence'.
Sentenced, 29 Jul 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 7 reports - Former garda Shane Flanagan pleads guilty to inciting men to rape female colleague after impersonating her online Inciting to rape · Co. Dublin
Shane Flanagan (39), a former garda with an address in Co Clare, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court on 7 March 2025 to two counts of inciting two men to rape a female colleague, six counts of endangerment and one count of possessing four images of child sexual abuse material. The endangerment offences involved impersonating the woman on FetLife.com and Facebook between 2018 and 2020, and gardaí searched his home on 17 January 2021. A sentence hearing was adjourned on 4 June 2025 because he was in hospital. At a sentence hearing on 30 June 2025 the woman's victim impact statement was read and he was remanded in custody, with RTE reporting that sentencing is set for 29 July 2025.
Convicted, 7 Mar 2025Convicted, accused · 6 reports - Scott Capper sentenced to four years for €50,000 cash box theft in Mullingar Theft · Co. Westmeath
Scott Capper, 27, was sentenced to four years in prison with the final 18 months suspended after pleading guilty to stealing a cash box containing nearly €50,000 from a cash-transit driver on Blackhall Street, Mullingar, on 3 May 2019. The court heard the money was used to fund his cocaine habit, and his co-accused Shane Flanagan is to be sentenced later in the year.
Sentenced, 30 Jul 2021Accused · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Shane Flanagan, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 17 Sep2026Ex-garda sent female motorist info to friend who checked her out on Facebookconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 16 Sep2026‘Her profile picture isn’t too shabby’: Ex-garda supplied Pulse data on female motorists to friendconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 16 Sep2026Ex-garda sentenced for sending friend PULSE data of womenconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 1 Sep2026Disgraced ex-garda gave confidential information on female motorists to his friend, court hearsconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 22 Apr2026Co-accused of Flanagan pleads guilty to seven offences in unauthorised breach from Garda database - Clare Echoaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 7 Mar2026Victims of ex Ennis Garda's unauthorised data disclosures asked to provide statements - Clare Echoconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 4 Mar2026Ex-garda to enter pleas over disclosure of PULSE dataaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 27 Oct2025Ennis man serving seven years for inciting rape of fellow Garda pleads guilty to PULSE disclosure - Clare Echoconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 23 Oct2025Former garda who incited strangers to rape his colleague admits to disclosing policing dataconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 23 Oct2025Ex-garda guilty of unauthorised PULSE data disclosureconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 21 Oct2025Disgraced former Garda to plead guilty to PULSE disclosure - Clare Echoaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 21 Oct2025Former garda who incited rape of colleague to plead guilty to leaking PULSE data of 14 peopleaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 21 Oct2025Former garda to plead guilty over PULSE data disclosureaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 29 Jul2025Former garda who impersonated colleague and incited men to come to her home and rape her is jailedconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 29 Jul2025Ex-garda jailed for seven years for impersonating colleague online and inciting men to rape herconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 29 Jul2025Ex-garda who incited men to rape colleague in her home is jailedsuspect, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 30 Jun2025Garda impersonated colleague online to encourage men to come to her home and rape herconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 30 Jun2025Former garda impersonated female colleague online, inciting men to come to her home and rape heraccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 30 Jun2025Garda impersonated colleague to incite men online to come to home and rape herconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 30 Jun2025Garda's actions were 'calculated, predatory', court toldconvicted, Shane Flanagan, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 4 Jun2025Garda who incited two men to rape woman admitted to hospitalsuspect, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 4 Jun2025Garda who admitted inciting rape of woman and impersonating her online to be sentenced at later dateconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 7 Mar2025Garda pleads guilty to inciting two men to rape womanconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 7 Mar2025Garda pleads guilty to inciting two men to rape a woman and to impersonating her onlineconvicted, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 7 Mar2025Garda pleads guilty to impersonating woman online and inciting two men to rape heraccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, Irish, named, irishShane Flanagan
- 7 Mar2025Garda guilty of inciting two men to rape woman and of impersonating her onlineaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 22 Oct2024Trial of Garda charged with PULSE breaches not to take place until next year - Clare Echoaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 17 Oct2024Trial of Garda charged with PULSE breaches won't take place until 2025accused, Shane Flanagan, 39, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 25 Sep2024Ennis Garda charged with unauthorised disclosure of PULSE personal data on 14 individuals sent forward for trial - Clare Echoaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 4 Sep2024Case of garda charged with unauthorised disclosure of PULSE data 'is a complex matter'accused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 1 Jul2024Garda charged with disclosing personal PULSE data on 14 individuals to man charged with drug trafficking offence - Clare Echoaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 29 Jun2024Garda charged with disclosing Garda PULSE dataaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
- 28 Jun2024Garda charged with disclosing personal Garda Pulse data on 14 individuals to man charged with drug-trafficking offenceaccused, Shane Flanagan, 39, male, Irish, named, irishShane Flanagan
- 31 Jul2021Scott Capper to be sentenced after taking €500 coke daily by stealing €50kaccused, Shane Flanagan, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Flanagan
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