Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Tanya O'Shea

Born between April 1983 and April 1984, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 10 Apr 2024 to 10 Apr 2024

Suspect: Tanya O'Shea, Irish woman, 40 (judged from name)Tanya O'Shea

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between April 1983 and April 1984, from the ages reported
Offences
Bringing drugs into prison
Where
Co. Laois
Reporting
1 report, 10 Apr 2024 to 10 Apr 2024
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Woman sentenced for bringing drugs into Midlands Prison Bringing drugs into prison · Co. Laois

    Tanya O'Shea, a 40-year-old woman of Roseberry Hill, Newbridge, Co Kildare, was caught with cocaine, heroin and cannabis at Midlands Prison in Laois on September 3, 2022. Gardaí said the packages held 18.2 grams of cannabis, 13.9 grams of cocaine and 8.4 grams of heroin, worth €2,500. She pleaded guilty to bringing the drugs into the prison, and the court imposed a six-month sentence suspended for two years and fixed recognisance in case of appeal, as reported on April 11, 2024.

    Sentenced, 10 Apr 2024Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Tanya O'Shea, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 10 Apr2024
    Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Woman sentenced for bringing drugs into Midlands Prison
    Woman who "felt under threat" brought drugs into prison in Laois
    convicted, Tanya O'Shea, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Tanya O'Shea

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