Ireland Named in reporting
Shane O'Neill
Born between November 1999 and January 2000, from the ages reported. 12 reports across 2 cases, 21 Nov 2024 to 16 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, victim
- Born
- Between November 1999 and January 2000, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of controlled drugs (for sale/supply), Endangerment (striking a Garda)
- Where
- Co. Offaly, Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 12 reports, 21 Nov 2024 to 16 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- offalyexpress.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, limerickpost.ie
Cases
latest first- Two Edenderry men jailed for heroin possession for supply Possession of controlled drugs (for sale/supply) · Co. Offaly
On 8 May 2024, gardaí recovered 219 grammes of heroin worth €32,910 from a lane at Castleview Park, Edenderry, after CCTV showed Shane O'Neill, 26, retrieving a package. Aaron Holt, 27, of the same address, was also charged with possessing the drugs for sale or supply under section 15A of the Misuse of Drugs Act. Both men pleaded guilty at Tullamore Circuit Court in 2025. On 27 January 2026, Judge Keenan Johnson sentenced Holt to eight years with the final 12 months suspended for five years, and O'Neill to two and a half years with the final 12 months suspended for five years. Holt's four-year-old son Tadhg Farrell and 60-year-old aunt Mary Holt were killed in a suspected petrol bomb attack at the same address in December 2025.
Sentenced, 1 Jan 2026Convicted, accused · 10 reports - Man sentenced for endangerment after striking a garda in Limerick Endangerment (striking a Garda) · Co. Limerick
On 10 February 2025, a silver Audi TT with false licence plates struck Detective Garda Shane O'Neill during an attempt at a controlled stop in the Brú na Gruadán estate, Castletroy, County Limerick, and then reversed toward him as he lay injured on the ground. Thomas Connors, 40, was driving the car with an accomplice in the front passenger seat, and the pair fled the scene on the wrong side of the road. Gardaí appealed for witnesses and footage in the days following the incident. Connors later pleaded guilty to one count of endangerment and one count of failing to stop at the scene of a road traffic collision, and on 22 December 2025 was sentenced at Limerick Circuit Court to four and a half years in prison, with the final six months suspended, a 12-month probation supervision order, and a ten-year driving ban.
Sentenced, 22 Dec 2025Victim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Shane O'Neill, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Feb2026BREAKING: Father of murdered Offaly boy jailed for drugs offenceconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 27 Jan2026Man whose son, aunt killed in petrol bomb attack jailedconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 27 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy jailed for drugs offenceconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 15 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy says last month 'most painful' period of his lifeconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 13 Jan2026Father of murdered Offaly boy asks judge to sentence him for drugs offenceconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 1 Jan2026Father of Tadgh Farrell jailed for 7 years over heroin haulconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 23 Dec2025Jail for man who ran over Limerick Garda and reversed back at himvictim, Shane O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 22 Dec2025Man jailed after ploughing into garda and reversing car at him as he lay injuredvictim, Shane O'Neill, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 20 Oct2025Men await sentencing for Offaly drugs offencesconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 7 Oct2025Second man admits serious drugs offence in Offalyconvicted, Shane O'Neill, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 24 Jan2025Two sent forward for trial for possession of €13,000 worth of diamorphineaccused, Shane O'Neill, 24, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
- 21 Nov2024Man accused of serious drugs offence in Offalyaccused, Shane O'Neill, 25, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shane O'Neill
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