Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Born

Between October 1988 and October 1989, from the ages reported

Offences

Theft (of fuel and tools), Organised crime (participation in attempted murder)

Where

Co. Offaly, Co. Clare

Reporting

3 reports, 14 Oct 2022 to 8 Oct 2024

Outlets

clareecho.ie, limerickleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie

• Shannon man charged with organised crime offence over Clare attempted murder Organised crime (participation in attempted murder) · Co. Clare

  Daniel Harty Jnr, a 21-year-old man, was shot three times and a bystander was hit in the buttock during a music festival at Pound Street, Sixmilebridge, County Clare, on 18 January 2020, over an alleged €2,500 drug debt. Tony McInerney, of Ennis, pleaded guilty to the attempted murder in May 2023 and was sentenced to 17 years in October 2023, running consecutively to a ten-year term for a cocaine factory offence. Getaway driver Caoibhlen McMahon, 27, and vehicle cleaner William McInerney were sentenced at Ennis Circuit Court in October 2024. Jake Hannam, 25, of Shannon, was extradited from the UK in September 2026 and charged with participation in the attempted murder for a criminal organisation.

  Sentenced, 23 Oct 2023Convicted · 2 reports
• Man given suspended sentence for fuel and tools theft in Offaly Theft (of fuel and tools) · Co. Offaly

  William McInerney, 33, of Portlaoise, admitted stealing diesel worth €400 and tools worth €100 from a tractor at Ballycollin, Geashill, Offaly, between 15 and 16 September 2020. Gardaí identified him through DNA taken from a syphon hose found at the scene, which was sent to the Garda forensic laboratory and matched the accused. The case was heard at Portlaoise District Court, where Judge Andrew Cody presided. McInerney, who has 20 previous convictions, was given a three-month sentence suspended for 24 months.

  Sentenced, 14 Oct 2022Convicted · 1 report

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 8 Oct2024
   Sentencedclareecho.ie, in Shannon man charged with organised crime offence over Clare attempted murder

   Get-away driver & jeep 'cleaner' jailed for their role in attempted murder of Shannon man Harty at his 21st birthday celebrations - Clare Echo

   convicted, William McInerney, male, named, irish (judged from name)William McInerney♂IE
2. 8 Oct2024
   Sentencedlimerickleader.ie, in Shannon man charged with organised crime offence over Clare attempted murder

   Lengthy prison sentence for getaway driver following attempted murder in Clare town

   convicted, William McInerney, male, named, irish (judged from name)William McInerney♂IE
3. 14 Oct2022
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Man given suspended sentence for fuel and tools theft in Offaly

   DNA on syphon led to fuel theft arrest of man in Laois

   convicted, William McInerney, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)William McInerney♂33IE

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