Ireland Named in reporting
Simon McGinley
Born 1973, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 3 cases, 15 Sep 2022 to 19 Oct 2026
Other people with this name: born between October 1983 and October 1984 (1 case), born between July 1998 and July 1999 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- 1973, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Breach of release conditions, Breach of Sex Offenders Act
- Where
- Co. Dublin, Co. Louth
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 15 Sep 2022 to 19 Oct 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie, irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie, extra.ie
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Cases
latest first- Simon McGinley sentenced for breaching release conditions in Dublin Breach of release conditions · Co. Dublin
Simon McGinley, 52, appeared before the Central Criminal Court on 19 October 2026, where Judge Tony Hunt reactivated three months of a suspended sentence to run consecutively to a 2½-year term handed down in Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court the previous week. The sentence follows repeated breaches of the notification requirements of his 2021 release under the Sex Offenders Act, which include notifying gardaí of a change of address. McGinley, originally from Dundalk and formerly of Co Monaghan, was jailed for 21 years in 2009 for the rape of an 86-year-old woman and previously received eight years in 1998 for rape. He had no solicitor present due to the withdrawal of services but agreed to comply with the requirements before returning to custody.
Sentenced, 19 Oct 2026Convicted · 1 report - Simon McGinley jailed for breaching Sex Offenders Act in Louth Breach of Sex Offenders Act · Co. Louth
Simon McGinley, a 52-year-old man from the Dundalk area, was jailed for two and a half years at Drogheda Circuit Court on 12 October 2026 after pleading guilty to three breaches of the Sex Offenders Act. He was released from Midlands Prison in July 2025 after serving a one-year sentence for a previous breach, then failed to notify gardaí and the Probation Service before travelling to Scotland with family members. He was arrested in Scotland in October 2025 for driving offences and giving a false name, then arrested for the Sex Offenders Act breaches on 5 March 2026 and extradited to Ireland in early 2026. He had previously served 13 years of a 21-year sentence for the 2008 rape of an 85-year-old woman in Co Monaghan and 12 years for the 1997 rape of a 13-year-old girl.
Sentenced, 12 Oct 2026Convicted, accused · 3 reports - Man charged with breaching Sex Offenders Act in Dundalk Breach of Sex Offenders Act · Co. Louth
Simon McGinley, a 48-year-old man, was released from Arbour Hill Prison in Dublin on 14 September 2022 after serving 13 years of a 21-year sentence for the rape of an 85-year-old woman in her Co Monaghan home in June 2008. He had previously been jailed in 1998 for 12 years, with four suspended, for raping a 13-year-old girl in August 1997. He appeared at Dundalk District Court on 9 November 2022 charged with breaching conditions of the Sex Offenders Act after being found residing in a west Dublin apartment complex rather than the Dundalk area. He was granted bail on his own bond of €200 with conditions requiring him to reside in the Dundalk area of Co Louth and keep a curfew of 10pm to 7am.
In court, 10 Nov 2022Convicted, accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Simon McGinley, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 19 Oct2026Rapist Simon McGinley jailed for repeatedly breaching release conditionsconvicted, Simon McGinley, 52, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
- 12 Oct2026Louth Court: Simon McGinley jailed for breaching Sex Offenders Actconvicted, Simon McGinley, 53, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
- 25 Jun2026Double rapist could be jailed again after admitting Sex Offenders Act breachesconvicted, Simon McGinley, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
- 4 Sep2025Warrant issued for arrest of sicko sex fiend Simon McGinley as he evades gardaiaccused, Simon McGinley, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
- 10 Nov2022Rapist Simon McGinley in court facing charges of breaching Sex Offenders Actaccused, Simon McGinley, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
- 15 Sep2022Notorious Rapist Simon McGinley Who Attacked Pensioner Freedconvicted, Simon McGinley, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Simon McGinley
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