Ireland Named in reporting
William Delaney
Born 1969, from the ages reported. 27 reports across 4 cases, 24 Aug 2023 to 30 Mar 2026
Other people with this name: born between August 1984 and August 1985 (1 case), born between April 1947 and April 1948 (1 case), age not given (2 cases)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1969, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder, Murder (suspected)
- Where
- Co. Laois, Co. Kildare
- Reporting
- 27 reports, 24 Aug 2023 to 30 Mar 2026
- Outlets
- leinsterexpress.ie, irishtimes.com, kildarenow.com, extra.ie, garda.ie, tipperarylive.ie, irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie, rte.ie
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Cases
latest first- Three released without charge in Portlaoise murder investigation Murder · Co. Laois
William Delaney, 56, a Tipperary native living in Portlaoise, went missing on 30 January 2019 after being last seen in Monasterevin, Co Kildare. Gardaí believe he was murdered by a person known to him and his remains dumped in a makeshift grave in Laois. Searches in 2019, 2021 and 2023 and multiple arrests since 2019 have not led to a charge. On 30 March 2026, two women and a man were arrested and released without charge, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Arrested, 26 Nov 2025Victim · 7 reports - Man held over suspected murder of William Delaney in Laois Murder · Co. Laois
William Delaney, a 56-year-old man from Portlaoise, went missing on 30 January 2019 after being released from psychiatric treatment the day before. His family reported him missing on 6 March 2019, and his death has been treated as a murder since mid-2019 after gardaí received information that he was tortured and killed before his remains were buried in a makeshift grave. Searches at the Rock of Dunamaise and at Kyletalesha bogland outside Portlaoise in August 2023 found no remains. On 30 March 2026, three people were arrested in connection with the suspected murder; two women were released without charge, and a man in his 30s continues to be held under section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act 1939.
Arrested, 30 Mar 2026Victim · 4 reports - Three people arrested over William Delaney murder released without charge Murder · Co. Kildare
William Delaney, a 56-year-old man from Tipperary who lived in Portlaoise, was last seen at about 3pm on 30 January 2019 in Monasterevin, Co Kildare, and his family reported him missing on 6 March 2019. Gardaí are treating his disappearance as murder, although his remains have never been found. A June 2019 report that his body was buried in Laois led to a search near the Rock of Dunamase that found no remains, and a search of bogland at Kyletalesha in August 2023 also ended without finding them. On 24 November 2025 gardaí arrested two women, aged in their 30s and 50s, and a man in his 30s in connection with the investigation; all three were released without charge by 25 November 2025, and gardaí say investigations are ongoing and continue to appeal for information.
Arrested, 25 Nov 2025Victim · 7 reports - Three arrested over disappearance of William Delaney from Portlaoise, feared murdered Murder (suspected) · Co. Laois
William Delaney, a 56-year-old man from Tipperary who lived in Portlaoise, was last seen at about 3pm on 30 January 2019 in Monasterevin, Co Kildare, and his family reported him missing on 6 March 2019. In June 2019 gardaí received information that he had been killed and buried in Co Laois, but searches near the Rock of Dunamase and at bogland at Kyletalesha, the latter in August 2023, found no remains. In May, a 29-year-old man was sentenced to two months in prison for giving false information about the location of the remains. On 24 November 2025, two women and a man were arrested in the murder investigation, and the latest development is that all three were released without charge while investigations continue.
Arrested, 1 Nov 2025Victim · 9 reports
Timeline
every report naming William Delaney, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 30 Mar2026Three released in Portlaoise murder probevictim, William Delaney, 56, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 30 Mar2026Two women released in investigation into murder of father of eight William Delaneyvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 30 Mar2026BREAKING: Gardaí arrest three people over murder of man last seen in Kildarevictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 30 Mar2026Three arrested over William Delaney's suspected murdervictim, William Delaney, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 30 Mar2026BREAKING: Portlaoise Gardaí arrest three people over murdervictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 1 Mar2026Update 8: Investigation into the Murder of William Delaney, Portlaoise, 2019.victim, William Delaney, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 1 Mar2026Update 9: Investigation into the Murder of William Delaney, Portlaoise, 2019victim, William Delaney, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 26 Nov2025Gardaí believe father of eight was murdered and his remains dumped in makeshift gravevictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025Three people released as investigation continues into murder of man missing from Kildare since 2019victim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025Three released as investigation continues into murder of Tipperary man missing since 2019victim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025Mystery deepens in William Delaney case as gardai say 'locals have information'victim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025BREAKING: Gardai issue update after arrests into investigation of murder in the Midlandsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025BREAKING: Update on arrests in connection with murdered Portlaoise manvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Nov2025Three held in connection with Delaney murder releasedvictim, William Delaney, 56, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025Gardai arrest three people over disappearance of man who is feared murderedvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025BREAKING: Two women and man arrested in connection with murder of missing Tipperary manvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025BREAKING: Three arrested in connection with murder of Portlaoise manvictim, William Delaney, 56, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025BREAKING: Two women and a man arrested in connection with murder of man in Midlandsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025BREAKING: Three arrested in connection with murder of man last seen in Kildarevictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Nov2025Three arrested over William Delaney murdervictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 1 Nov2025Update 7: Investigation into the Murder of William Delaney, Portlaoise, 2019.victim, William Delaney, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 1 Nov2025Update: Arrests - Investigation into the Murder of William Delaney, Portlaoise, 2019victim, William Delaney, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 26 Aug2023Garda search underway on bogland near landfill in the Midlands for man missing for over four yearsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 26 Aug2023UPDATE: Garda search in the Midlands for man missing for over four years endsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 26 Aug2023UPDATE: Garda search for missing Tipperary man outside Portlaoise endsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 25 Aug2023Update: Garda search outside Portlaoise endsvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
- 24 Aug2023Update: Garda search for body of murder victim in Laoisvictim, William Delaney, 56, male, irish (judged from name)William Delaney
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