Ireland Named in reporting
Shaun Duffy
Born 1974, from the ages reported. 8 reports across 1 case, 8 Feb 2024 to 14 Nov 2025
Other people with this name: born 1989 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1974, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 8 reports, 8 Feb 2024 to 14 Nov 2025
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, donegallive.ie, irishmirror.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced for dangerous driving causing death in Donegal Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Donegal
On 5 July 2022, man Shaun Duffy, 51, of Buncrana, Co Donegal, crossed into the path of a car driven by 70-year-old Mervyn McClure of Lurgy, Letterkenny, in a three-car collision on the N13 at Sharon Glebe, Newtowncunningham, killing him. Duffy had a blood alcohol concentration of 176mg per 100ml, more than three times the legal limit, and had six previous drink-driving convictions. He was charged with dangerous driving causing death under Section 53(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 and first appeared at Buncrana District Court in February 2024. He pleaded guilty at Letterkenny Circuit Court in February 2025 and was sentenced on 14 November 2025 to five years in prison with the final 12 months suspended, along with a ten-year driving ban.
Sentenced, 14 Nov 2025Convicted, accused · 8 reports
Timeline
every report naming Shaun Duffy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 14 Nov2025Man who killed popular farmer while three times over limit jailed for four yearsconvicted, Shaun Duffy, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 14 Nov2025Driver who killed farmer while three times over drink-drive limit jailed for four yearsconvicted, Shaun Duffy, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 14 Nov2025Buncrana drink-driver jailed for four years after causing death of beloved pensionerconvicted, Shaun Duffy, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 12 Nov2025Buncrana man with six previous convictions drink-driving in crash that killed pensioneraccused, Shaun Duffy, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 18 Feb2025Buncrana man pleads guilty to causing death of pensioner in road collisionconvicted, Shaun Duffy, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 18 Jun2024Buncrana man returned for trial over death of Letterkenny pensioner in crashaccused, Shaun Duffy, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 8 Feb2024Man charged with causing death of pensioner in 70saccused, Shaun Duffy, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
- 8 Feb2024Man in court charged over death of Letterkenny pensioneraccused, Shaun Duffy, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shaun Duffy
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