Court archive
April. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2024-06-04 · Dublin
In a 2016 hijacking, 29‑year‑old Ryan Cannon stabbed a taxi driver seven times, leaving the victim severely injured and bleeding on a road. The driver, who had parked outside a McDonald's in Airside Retail Park, was attacked after two men entered his cab. Cannon forced the driver to drive, then stabbed him while the driver tried to escape. The cab was later found burnt out in Balbriggan. Cannon, who had previously been convicted of drug and public‑order offences, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and unlawful seizure of a vehicle. The court, noting the victim's extensive injuries and the use of a knife, imposed a four‑year prison sentence on Cannon, with no part of the sentence suspended. The judge highlighted the seriousness of the offence and the victim's forgiveness, but did not reduce the custodial term. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
2021-03-16 · Dublin
Franck Lamour, 53, of Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh, was arrested after threatening his partner with a knife on 7 April 2020. He has bipolar depression diagnosed 15 years ago and had no access to his medication during the Covid‑19 lockdown. Lamour pleaded guilty to producing a knife and threatening to kill or seriously harm. He has no prior convictions. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the incident was isolated, stemming from his mental disorder and pandemic restrictions. Judge Pauline Codd adjourned the case for finalisation on 2 June, ordering a Probation Service report and a psychiatric report, and requested assurance that Lamour is under appropriate medical care. Barry Ward, the defence lawyer, noted Lamour's difficulty finding a French‑speaking GP in Ireland and that he has two months of medication, with further supplies to be sent by post from France.
2021-01-28 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 53‑year‑old French father, Franck Lamour, was apprehended by an off‑duty Garda after threatening his partner with a knife on 7 April 2020. Lamour, diagnosed with bipolar depression 15 years earlier, had been unable to obtain his medication during the April 2020 lockdown. He had been drinking for about 12 hours that day, told his partner Cecille Doussinault that she was to blame for bringing him to Ireland, and demanded she buy him vodka. When she refused, he threatened her with a kitchen knife, warned her not to call for help, and tried to force her to go to a shop. He then returned to the home, where the off‑duty Garda followed and restrained him, leading to his arrest. The court described the incident as isolated, linked to Lamour's mental disorder and pandemic‑related restrictions, and noted he had no prior convictions. Franck Lamour pleaded guilty.