Ireland Named in reporting
Stephen Carberry
Born between December 1977 and January 1978, from the ages reported. 19 reports across 3 cases, 26 May 2023 to 3 Mar 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- Between December 1977 and January 1978, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Disposal of body parts (impeding apprehension/prosecution of murderer), Drug trafficking (possession of cannabis and ecstasy for sale or supply)
- Where
- Co. Louth, Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 19 reports, 26 May 2023 to 3 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, dundalkdemocrat.ie, rte.ie, thejournal.ie, dublinlive.ie
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Cases
latest first- Two men sentenced for disposal of remains in Louth teen murder Murder · Co. Louth
Keane Mulready-Woods, 17, was murdered and dismembered at a house in Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Co Louth, on 12 January 2020, during a gang feud, and his body parts were found in Coolock and Drumcondra in Dublin and in Rathmullan Park in March 2020. Gardaí believe Robbie Lawlor killed him, and Lawlor was shot dead in Belfast in April 2020. Gerard McKenna was sentenced to four years in 2022 for cleaning up the crime scene, and Paul Crosby and Gerard Cruise were sentenced to 10 and seven years respectively in February 2023 for facilitating the murder. Stephen Carberry and Glen Bride were each sentenced to six years in February 2026 for disposing of the teenager's remains. The investigation remains ongoing, with up to 11 people believed to have been involved.
Sentenced, 8 Mar 2022Convicted, accused · 11 reports - Two jailed for six years over disposal of body parts in Dublin Disposal of body parts (impeding apprehension/prosecution of murderer) · Co. Dublin
Keane Mulready-Woods, aged 17, was murdered in a house in Drogheda, Co Louth, in January 2020, and his dismembered remains were found in Coolock, Drumcondra and Rathmullan Park. Stephen Carberry, 48, and Glen Bride, 32, were charged with transporting and disposing of the body parts and impeding the apprehension of the murderer. Bride pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court in November 2025, and Carberry also pleaded guilty. In February 2026, both men were sentenced to six years in prison by the Special Criminal Court.
Sentenced, 1 Feb 2026Convicted, accused · 5 reports - Gangster Stephen Carberry jailed over €1.5m drugs seizure in Dublin Drug trafficking (possession of cannabis and ecstasy for sale or supply) · Co. Dublin
Stephen Carberry, 45, was stopped in a car he was driving in Glasnevin on 23 May 2013, and gardaí later found 27.9kg of cannabis and more than 96,000 ecstasy tablets during a search of a house at The Strand, Donabate, Co Dublin. He was charged in 2014 and refused bail, and after a trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in April 2023 he was found guilty of five counts of possessing cannabis and ecstasy for sale or supply. On 26 July 2023 Judge Elma Sheahan imposed nine years with the final 12 months suspended, backdated to April, for a total term reported as about six years and 10 months. The latest development is that Carberry remains under investigation over alleged help to the gang behind the killing of Keane Mulready Woods, and a file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, which has not yet issued directions.
Sentenced, 26 Jul 2023Convicted · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Stephen Carberry, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 3 Mar2026Gardai say Keane Mulready-Woods murder probe is ongoing despite five convictionsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 16 Feb2026Two jailed for disposal of dismembered remains of teenager Keane Mulready-Woodsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 16 Feb2026Two jailed for disposal of dismembered Louth teen's remainsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 16 Feb2026Two men jailed for disposal of Mulready-Woods' remainsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 1 Feb2026Two jailed for disposing of remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods in Dublinconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 20 Jan2026Mother of Louth teen told court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' of his murderconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 19 Jan2026Treatment of teen’s body after murder a ‘constant and unbearable torment’, says motheraccused, Stephen Carberry, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 2 Dec2025Second man admits helping in movement and disposal of body parts of murdered Louth teenconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 1 Dec2025Keane Mulready-Woods: Man pleads guilty to helping move and dispose of teenager’s body partsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 1 Dec2025Second man pleads guilty to assisting in disposal of Keane Mulready-Woods' bodyconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 16 Aug2024Keane Mulready-Woods killing: Second man charged over disposal of body partsaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 16 Aug2024Man appears in court accused of 'disposal' of body parts of Keane Mulready-Woodsaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 2 Aug2024Man accused of disposing of the body parts of murdered Louth teenager Keane Mulready Woods granted legal aidaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 31 Jul2024Man accused of disposing of Keane Mulready-Woods’ body parts to face non-jury trialaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 26 May2024More facing charges in connection with horror murder of Keane Mulready-Woodsaccused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 24 May2024Two men charged in connection with murder of Keane Mulready-Woods (17) in 2020accused, Stephen Carberry, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 27 Jul2023Thug under investigation over alleged role in aftermath of Mulready Woods murderconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 26 Jul2023Man found with cocaine and ecstasy worth €1.5m jailed for seven yearsconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
- 26 May2023Man due sentence for €1.5m drugs find says he had 'breakdown' after brother diedconvicted, Stephen Carberry, 45, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Carberry
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