Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Violent disorder, Assault causing harm, Criminal damage

Where

Co. Clare

Reporting

3 reports, 28 May 2025 to 11 Jun 2025

Outlets

limerickpost.ie, clareecho.ie, irishmirror.ie

• Five Shannon men sentenced for violent disorder and assault Violent disorder · Co. Clare

  On 20 January 2021, five men from the McDonagh family attacked a caravan at Illaunmanagh, Shannon, County Clare, where Victoria Keenan was with her two-week-old baby and four other small children and no adult males were present. Bernard McDonagh, 32, slashed Keenan with a Stanley knife across the arm and smashed glass in the caravan close to where the baby lay. The five men—Bernard McDonagh, Thomas McDonagh, John McDonagh Jnr, Patrick McDonagh, and John McDonagh Snr—were convicted by 11-1 majority verdicts at the end of a trial in February 2025. Judge Francis Comerford sentenced them at Ennis Circuit Court on 29 May 2025, with Bernard McDonagh receiving 22 months in jail, John McDonagh Jnr 18 months, Thomas McDonagh 13 months, Patrick McDonagh 12 months, and John McDonagh Snr a 49-month suspended term.

  Sentenced, 5 Jun 2025Victim · 3 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 11 Jun2025
   Sentencedlimerickpost.ie, in Five Shannon men sentenced for violent disorder and assault

   Mother slashed with Stanley knife protecting new-born baby from violent attack

   victim, Victoria Keenan, female, irish (judged from name)Victoria Keenan♀IE
2. 5 Jun2025
   Sentencedclareecho.ie, in Five Shannon men sentenced for violent disorder and assault

   Judge jails four family members including one who slashed mother of five with a stanley knife - Clare Echo

   victim, Victoria Keenan, female, irish (judged from name)Victoria Keenan♀IE
3. 28 May2025
   Convictedirishmirror.ie, in Five Shannon men sentenced for violent disorder and assault

   Mum of two-week old baby 'helpless' during attack by five men at her home

   victim, Victoria Keenan, female, irish (judged from name)Victoria Keenan♀IE

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