Ireland Named in reporting
Tom Niland
Born 1950, from the ages reported. 19 reports across 1 case, 10 Feb 2022 to 16 Oct 2025
Other people with this name: born 1948 (2 cases)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1950, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Unlawful killing (manslaughter)
- Where
- Co. Sligo
- Reporting
- 19 reports, 10 Feb 2022 to 16 Oct 2025
- Outlets
- thejournal.ie, extra.ie, irishmirror.ie, gript.ie, rte.ie, irishtimes.com
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Cases
latest first- Three men sentenced for manslaughter of Sligo farmer Unlawful killing (manslaughter) · Co. Sligo
Three masked men broke into the home of 73-year-old Irish farmer Tom Niland at Doonflynn, Skreen, Co Sligo, on 18 January 2022, beating him and stealing his wallet containing about €800. Niland was placed on life support and died at Sligo University Hospital on 30 September 2023, about 20 months after the attack. John Irving, 31, Francis Harman, 58, and John Clarke, 37, were initially charged with causing serious harm, upgraded to murder when Niland died, then reduced to manslaughter; Harman and Clarke pleaded guilty in July 2025, and Irving changed his not-guilty plea to guilty on the fifth day of his trial. On 16 October 2025, Mr Justice Paul McDermott at the Central Criminal Court sentenced Irving to 16 years and Harman and Clarke to 15 years each, with the final year of each sentence suspended, for a combined 43 years.
Sentenced, 16 Oct 2025Victim · 19 reports
Timeline
every report naming Tom Niland, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Oct2025Three men given sentences of 14 and 15 years for manslaughter of Tom Nilandvictim, Tom Niland, 70s, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 16 Oct2025Three jailed for fatal attack on 75-Year-Old Sligo man Tom Nilandvictim, Tom Niland, 75, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 16 Oct2025Combined 43-year sentence for three men who beat farmer to death at his homevictim, Tom Niland, 70s, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 16 Oct2025Three men jailed for manslaughter of farmer Tom Niland - Griptvictim, Tom Niland, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 16 Oct2025Three jailed for up to 15 years for Niland manslaughtervictim, Tom Niland, 75, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 13 Oct2025Three criminals who beat pensioner to death had combined 106 previous convictions, court hearsvictim, Tom Niland, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 17 Jul2025Three men plead guilty to unlawfully killing Tom Nilandvictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 17 Jul2025Three men plead guilty to manslaughter of Tom Nilandvictim, Tom Niland, 75, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 10 Jul2025Trial opens into alleged killing of 73-year-old Tom Niland in Co Sligovictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 10 Jul2025Trial over death of pensioner Tom Niland hears of blood and DNA on glovevictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 10 Jul2025Man on trial for manslaughter of Sligo farmer in 2023victim, Tom Niland, 75, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 9 Jul2025Man pleads not guilty to manslaughter of Sligo farmervictim, Tom Niland, 74, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 30 Sep2023Sligo Pensioner Tom Niland Dies In Hospitalvictim, Tom Niland, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 30 Sep2023Sligo man who was assaulted during burglary last year dies in hospitalvictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 7 Mar2022Fresh hopes Sligo attack victim could survive after latest brain test resultsvictim, Tom Niland, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 7 Mar2022'A glimmer of hope' - family issue update on OAP brutally assaulted in Sligo attack - Extra.ievictim, Tom Niland, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 4 Mar2022Attack victim Tom Niland 'may not know his own name' if he emerges from comavictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, Irish, irishTom Niland
- 14 Feb2022Sligo attack victim's relative hails volunteers amid search for evidencevictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
- 10 Feb2022Sligo attack victim sent cards in hospital as he faces battle for survivalvictim, Tom Niland, 73, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Niland
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