Ireland Named in reporting
Shane Kinsella
Born 2004, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 3 cases, 4 Mar 2024 to 16 Apr 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 2004, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of firearms, Possession of a firearm, Suicide
- Where
- Co. Kildare, Co. Carlow
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 4 Mar 2024 to 16 Apr 2026
- Outlets
- rte.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, kildarenow.com
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Cases
latest first- Two men plead guilty to firearms possession in Kildare Possession of firearms · Co. Kildare
On 2 March 2024, a Heckler & Koch G3 automatic rifle, M1911A1 semi-automatic pistol and ammunition were seized from a vehicle at Ponsonby Bridge, near Straffan, County Kildare, during a garda sting operation into alleged firearms trafficking after €2,700 was offered for the weapons. Three men from County Wicklow, Shane Kinsella (20), Daniel Quinn Burke (19) and Evan Fitzgerald (21), were arrested and charged with firearm possession offences. Fitzgerald died from self-inflicted shotgun wounds at Carlow Shopping Centre on 1 June 2025, and all charges against him were withdrawn. On 16 April 2026, Kinsella and Burke pleaded guilty to possessing a rifle, a semi-automatic pistol and ammunition at Naas Circuit Court, and sentencing was adjourned to 5 May.
Convicted, 16 Apr 2026Convicted, accused · 3 reports - Fiosrú finds no wrongdoing in Carlow shopping centre suicide Suicide · Co. Carlow
Evan Fitzgerald, a 22-year-old Irish man from Kiltegan, walked through Fairgreen Shopping Centre in Carlow town on 1 June 2025 firing a stolen pump-action shotgun into the air before self-inflicting a fatal wound when armed gardaí drew their weapons. A nine-year-old girl sustained a minor leg injury from falling while fleeing the scene, and no person was injured by the shots fired. Fitzgerald was on bail facing 13 firearms and explosives charges arising from a controlled delivery in which undercover gardaí supplied him with a G3 Heckler & Koch machine gun and a Remington M1911 handgun; the DPP directed the charges be withdrawn after his death. Fiosrú, the Garda Ombudsman, closed its investigation in July 2026 finding no criminal offence or disciplinary breach by the responding gardaí, and a coroner's inquest into his death has not yet taken place.
Charged, 10 Jun 2025Accused · 1 report - Man pleads guilty to firearm possession in Kildare Possession of a firearm · Co. Kildare
On 2 March 2024, gardaí intercepted a vehicle at Ponsonby Bridge, near Straffan, Co Kildare, and seized an M1911 handgun, a G3 rifle, and 40 rounds of ammunition. Three men, Evan Fitzgerald (21), Shane Kinsella (20), and Daniel Quinn Burke (19), were arrested and charged with possession of the firearms and ammunition. They appeared at Naas District Court on 4 March 2024 and were granted bail by Judge Desmond Zaidan. Charges against Fitzgerald were withdrawn after his death in June 2025, and on 18 June 2025, Quinn Burke pleaded guilty to possessing a Remington semi-automatic pistol at Naas Circuit Court.
Convicted, 18 Jun 2025Accused, suspect · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Shane Kinsella, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Apr2026Two plead guilty to possession of firearms in Kildareconvicted, Shane Kinsella, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 18 Jul2025Man further remanded on bail over possession of firearmsaccused, Shane Kinsella, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 28 Jun2025Carlow gunman Evan Fitzgerald had other weapons, Garda investigation foundaccused, Shane Kinsella, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 18 Jun2025Man pleads guilty in dark web firearms chargeaccused, Shane Kinsella, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 4 Jun2025Trial date set for men charged with firearms offences in case linked to Carlow shooteraccused, Shane Kinsella, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 4 Mar2024Three men charged after seizure of guns and ammunitionaccused, Shane Kinsella, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 4 Mar2024BREAKING KILDARE NEWS: Friends in court after firearms and bullets found in Kildare garda operationsuspect, Shane Kinsella, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
- 4 Mar2024Guns seized in Kildare bought off dark web by man who had ‘fascination’ with firearmsaccused, Shane Kinsella, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane Kinsella
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