Court archive
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2017-12-21 · Gorey, Wexford
David Shanley, aged 48, was originally sentenced to five years' imprisonment for the manslaughter of John Lawlor, also 48, who died after a lower‑leg stab on Christmas Eve 2014. The sentence, with 2½ years suspended, was increased to six‑and‑a‑half years with three years suspended following an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions.…
2017-12-07 · Gorey, Wexford
David Shanley, aged 48, was convicted of manslaughter for killing John Lawlor, also 48, who died from a knife wound to a varicose vein after a confrontation on Christmas Eve 2014. Shanley pleaded guilty and was sentenced by Mr Justice Paul Butler on 24 October 2016 to five years' imprisonment, with the final two‑and‑a‑half years suspended. The…
2016-10-24 · Gorey, Wexford
John Lawlor, 48, died from a knife wound to a varicose vein below his knee after a dispute with David Shanley, 47, on Christmas Eve 2014 at Ballintray Lower, Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co Wexford. Shanley called the house, was confronted by Lawlor, and a struggle ensued. Shanley admitted to manslaughter but denied murder, pleading guilty in June.…
2016-10-10 · Courtown, Wexford
In a Central Criminal Court sentence hearing, a 48‑year‑old father of three was found to have died from a knife wound to a varicose vein in his leg on Christmas Eve 2014. The victim, John Lawlor, was stabbed by David Shanley, 47, who had pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Shanley, who was in a relationship with Lawlor's ex‑wife, claimed a struggle…
2016-07-28 · Courtown, Wexford
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 28 July 2016, Justice Paul Butler granted bail to David Shanley, 47, who admitted to a Christmas Eve killing. Shanley pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of John Lawlor, who died on 24 or 25 December 2014 at Ballinatray Lower, Courtown Harbour. The State accepted the plea. Shanley had…
2016-07-22 · Courtown, Wexford
David Shanley, 47, of Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co. Wexford, admitted to killing a 42‑year‑old man on Christmas Eve 2014 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He has been on bail since the High Court charged him, with conditions that he reside at his parents' address. However, he has been living with the deceased's widow and daughter at the widow's…
2016-06-20 · Wexford
David Shanley of Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co. Wexford, pleaded guilty to manslaughter for the Christmas Eve killing of 42‑year‑old John Lawlor on 24 or 25 December 2014 at Ballinatray Lower, Courtown Harbour. He had previously pleaded not guilty to murder. The prosecution's counsel, John O'Kelly SC, accepted the guilty plea. Shanley's counsel,…