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Court reports mentioning Carnew, Wicklow
2026-05-15 · Wicklow
A Brazilian national, Gabrial Fereira Motta Valladares, is facing trial on three counts of attempted murder after allegedly slashing three men in Dublin's Stoneybatter area on February 9, 2025. The accused is also charged with assault causing harm to the same men, as well as possession of a black scissors and a Tactix box-cutter knife. The trial, which is expected to last three weeks, is scheduled to begin on November 9, 2026. The case was listed for case management on July 3, 2026. Gardaí, including unarmed officers and detectives supported by Armed Support Units, responded to the incident, and the accused was initially intercepted and detained by an unarmed plainclothes garda. The charges stem from the alleged slashing-type neck wounds sustained by the victims during the attack.
2025-11-20 · Wexford
Kenneth Kelly, 54, of Monaseed Demesne, Gorey, was sentenced to six years in prison by Judge James McCourt at Wexford Courthouse for demanding €1,000 from a victim over an alleged drug debt on 31 January 2024, a crime that involved threats and the possession of a .177 calibre air pistol and ammunition. Kelly had 12 prior convictions, including armed robbery. He appealed, arguing the judge had wrongly linked his threats to the victim's subsequent suicide and that the eight‑year headline sentence was excessive. The Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice Anthony Collins, rejected the appeal, noting the maximum penalty for such an offence is 14 years and that the judge had not erred in assessing the gravity of the crime or Kelly's culpability. Collins upheld the six‑year sentence, stating no evidence justified suspending any part of it. The appeal was dismissed. Kenneth Kelly pleaded guilty.
2025-11-06 · Wexford
In a Court of Appeal hearing on 6 November 2025, the court found that a judge had erred by attributing the suicide of a man who had been threatened over a €1,000 drug debt to the actions of Kenneth Kelly, a 54‑year‑old convicted armed robber. Kelly, who had pleaded guilty to demanding money with menaces and was sentenced to six years in prison in June 2025, had been accused of a prolonged campaign of threats. Defence counsel argued that the judge over‑extended the causal link between Kelly's conduct and the victim's death, noting the victim's mental health difficulties. The appeal focused on the severity of the sentence, with counsel suggesting a seven‑year term would have been more appropriate. The court, led by Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, upheld the original sentence but reserved further judgment, with a decision scheduled for 20 November 2025.