Ireland Named in reporting
Thomas Griffin
Born 1994, from the ages reported. 6 reports across 2 cases, 30 Apr 2024 to 7 Jun 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1994, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault, Murder
- Where
- Co. Dublin, Co. Kilkenny
- Reporting
- 6 reports, 30 Apr 2024 to 7 Jun 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, irishmirror.ie, tipperarylive.ie, donegallive.ie
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Cases
latest first- Suspect in Dublin Liffey assault dies in Garda custody Assault · Co. Dublin
Thomas Griffin, a 31-year-old man from Ballyfermot, Dublin, was slashed in the face and body in an alleged knife attack at the War Memorial Gardens in Islandbridge at around 10pm on Saturday 30 May 2026, before jumping into the River Liffey to escape and swimming across to the Chapelizod Road side, where he lost consciousness and was later pronounced dead at St James' Hospital on Sunday 31 May. Gardaí suspect Lee McDonnell, a 34-year-old man from Ballyfermot, of slashing Griffin, and the case is being pursued as alleged assault rather than murder, with a postmortem ordered to determine the cause of death. McDonnell was arrested for breaches of bail conditions and became unresponsive in a Dublin Garda station on Saturday, later dying; his death is being investigated by Fiosrú. No decision on a charge had been made by the time McDonnell died.
Reported, 1 Jun 2026Victim · 4 reports - Memorial held for two gardaí shot in 1924 Kilkenny murder Murder · Co. Kilkenny
Two gardaí, John Murrin from Bruckless, Donegal, and Sergeant Thomas Griffin from Greenmount, Cork city, were fatally shot in Killonerry, Co Kilkenny, on 6 May 1924 while on a mission to apprehend a suspect for a shooting of another unarmed garda the previous day. Griffin died from his injuries about 24 hours later, and Murrin died five months later. The suspect was not named, and no arrest, charge, or court proceedings are recorded. A memorial Mass and unveiling of a commemorative plaque were held at the Church of St Joseph and St Conal, Bruckless, on 5 May 2024.
No stage yetVictim · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Thomas Griffin, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Jun2026Man found dead in Garda custody suspected of stabbing man who died after jumping into Liffeyvictim, Thomas Griffin, 31, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
- 3 Jun2026Victim who jumped into Liffey after attack namedvictim, Thomas Griffin, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
- 3 Jun2026'Complex' probe into death of man who escaped assault by entering rivervictim, Thomas Griffin, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
- 2 Jun2026Man who died after swimming across river Liffey was victim of earlier knife attackvictim, Thomas Griffin, 31, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
- 1 May2024Memorial to be held after incident in which Tipperary-based garda was killedvictim, Thomas Griffin, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
- 30 Apr2024Bruckless memorial event for Donegal Garda killed in action 100 years agovictim, Thomas Griffin, male, irish (judged from name)Thomas Griffin
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