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

Tom Dignam

Born between July 1959 and July 1960, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 7 Jul 2022 to 2 Feb 2023

Other people with this name: born between December 1949 and December 1950 (1 case)

Suspect: Tom Dignam, Irish man, 62 (judged from name) (reports differ: 72)Tom Dignam

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted, accused
Born
Between July 1959 and July 1960, from the ages reported
Offences
Harassment
Where
Co. Donegal
Reporting
2 reports, 7 Jul 2022 to 2 Feb 2023
Outlets
donegallive.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Tom Dignam at Letterkenny Courthouse. (North West Newspix)
Tom Dignam at Letterkenny Courthouse. (North West Newspix)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia donegallive.ie, 2 Feb 2023

Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.

Cases

latest first
  • Donegal man jailed for harassment over Facebook posts Harassment · Co. Donegal

    Tom Dignam, a 62-year-old man from Dooish, Ballybofey, Donegal, was charged with harassing Aidan Devlin (also written as Devine) by persistently posting messages on Facebook between December 10, 2019 and November 2, 2020. Devlin is the Managing Director of Trinity Assets Management Services, whose company was involved in a repossession at Falsk, near Strokestown, Roscommon. Dignam was arrested in November 2020 and stood trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court in October 2022 after multiple adjournments. A jury found him guilty on a unanimous verdict, and he was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and ordered not to approach Devlin for 10 years.

    Sentenced, 2 Feb 2023Convicted, accused · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Tom Dignam, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 2 Feb2023
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Donegal man jailed for harassment over Facebook posts
    Donegal pensioner jailed for harrassment
    convicted, Tom Dignam, 72, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tom Dignam
  2. 7 Jul2022
    In courtdonegallive.ie, in Donegal man jailed for harassment over Facebook posts
    Harassment trial adjourned after defendant contracts Covid-19
    accused, Tom Dignam, 62, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tom Dignam

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