Ireland Named in reporting
Simon Cavanagh
Born between May 1986 and April 1987, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 1 case, 24 Apr 2026 to 2 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between May 1986 and April 1987, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm, False imprisonment, Making threats to kill
- Where
- Co. Sligo
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 24 Apr 2026 to 2 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Developer sentenced for assault and false imprisonment in Sligo Assault causing harm · Co. Sligo
On 18 March 2024, Cathal O'Connor, a 40-year-old man, and Simon Cavanagh, a 39-year-old man, assaulted three 13-year-old boys at the North West Business Park in Collooney, Sligo, after two youths broke windows in O'Connor's prefabricated buildings. The 48-minute incident involved repeated punching, choking until one boy blacked out, threats to kill, and a blue metal saw held to a boy's neck, while a 13-year-old girl was made to watch. O'Connor pleaded guilty to three counts of assault causing harm, with six further charges of false imprisonment and threats to kill taken into account, and Cavanagh pleaded guilty to three counts of false imprisonment. At Sligo Circuit Criminal Court in May 2026, O'Connor was sentenced to five years with the final three years suspended for six years, to begin on 1 July 2026, and ordered to pay €35,000 to each victim, while Cavanagh received a two-and-a-half-year sentence suspended for six years with 240 hours of community service.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Convicted · 5 reports
Timeline
every report naming Simon Cavanagh, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 2 May2026MacSharry defends intervention in case of developer jailed for assault on three boysconvicted, Simon Cavanagh, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Cavanagh
- 1 May2026Businessman jailed for imprisoning, assaulting three boysconvicted, Simon Cavanagh, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Cavanagh
- 1 May2026Property developer jailed for ‘truly shocking’ assaults on three teenage boysconvicted, Simon Cavanagh, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Cavanagh
- 25 Apr2026Developer assaulted three boys in ‘traumatic’ Sligo business park incident, court hearsconvicted, Simon Cavanagh, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Cavanagh
- 24 Apr2026Teenagers punched, headbutted by businessman, court toldconvicted, Simon Cavanagh, 39, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon Cavanagh
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