Court archive
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2017-11-08 · Dublin
A former British Army soldier, Donal Colgan, aged 66, was found guilty of murder after stabbing 44‑year‑old David Sheridan to death outside Luigi's takeaway on Dublin's North Strand Road on 17 August 2014. Colgan had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. He claimed he lost self‑control after Sheridan struck him on the head with…
2017-11-07
A jury will return to the Central Criminal Court tomorrow to consider its verdict in the trial of former British Army soldier Donal Colgan, aged 66, who has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in the death of 44‑year‑old David Sheridan outside Luigi's chip shop on Dublin's North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Colgan's plea…
2017-11-06 · Dublin
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, Donal Colgan, 66, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter for stabbing David Sheridan, 44, outside Luigi's chip shop on Dublin's North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Colgan claimed he was provoked after Sheridan struck him with a bag of cans, but the prosecution argued that…
2017-11-03 · Dublin
During a murder trial, former British Army soldier Donal Colgan, aged 66, pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder in the death of 44‑year‑old David Sheridan outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road, Dublin 1, on 17/18 August 2014. Colgan said he had lost complete control after a series of confrontations involving Sheridan,…
2017-11-03 · Dublin
Donal Colgan, a 66‑year‑old former British Army soldier, is giving evidence in his defence at the Central Criminal Court. He has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to the murder of 44‑year‑old David Sheridan, who was killed outside Luigi's chip shop on the North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Colgan's plea was not accepted by the…
2017-11-02 · Dublin
A 66‑year‑old Dublin man, Donal Colgan, was arrested on 19 August 2014 after a fatal stabbing outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not guilty to murder of 44‑year‑old David Sheridan. Colgan claimed he acted in self‑defence after two young men attacked him. Garda Sergeant Chris Cahill testified that…
2017-11-01 · Dublin
During a murder trial, witness Gary Kinlan testified that he saw his friend David Sheridan being stabbed to bits by Donal Colgan outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road, Dublin 1, on 17/18 August 2014. Kinlan, who was drinking with Sheridan in the Summerhill area, claimed that Colgan emerged from the shop, confronted him, and then returned…
2017-10-31 · Dublin
In a trial at the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution presented evidence that Donal Colgan, 66, of Killarney Court, Dublin, murdered 45‑year‑old David Sheridan outside Luigi's chip shop on the North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Colgan had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but not to murder, and the State rejected his plea. The prosecution…
2016-12-19 · Dublin
A 65‑year‑old man, Donal Colgan, has been charged with the murder of David Sheridan, 45, who was killed outside a chip shop on North Strand Road, Dublin 1, on 17 or 18 August 2014. The Central Criminal Court, presided over by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, has set the trial for 31 October 2017.
2016-11-24 · Dublin
A jury was discharged after discovering a 29‑second gap in CCTV footage used in the murder trial of Donal Colgan, who was accused of killing 45‑year‑old David Sheridan outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Justice Carmel Stewart explained that the missing footage had not been noticed by either the prosecution or…
2016-11-23 · Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 23 November 2016, Justice Carmel Stewart instructed a jury of nine men and three women that the prosecution must prove beyond reasonable doubt that Donal Colgan, 65, committed murder. Colgan had pleaded not guilty to the killing of David Sheridan, 45, outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road on 17/18…
2016-11-22 · Dublin
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, the prosecution argued that former British Army soldier Donal Colgan, aged 65, was in control of his actions when he stabbed David Sheridan, aged 45, to death outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Paul Burns SC presented evidence that Colgan left the scene after a…
2016-11-21 · Dublin
Donal Colgan, 65, pleaded not guilty to the murder of David Sheridan, 45, outside Luigi's chip shop on August 17, 2014. He told the jury he had been attacked first by Sheridan and Gary Kinlan, and that he only wanted to frighten them. Colgan said he had a difficult childhood, left Ireland at 15, served in the British Army, and later suffered…
2016-11-17 · Dublin
In the murder trial of Donal Colgan, 65, the accused claimed self‑defence after being attacked by two men. Colgan was arrested early on 19 August 2014 and, while in a Garda car, told Sgt Chris Cahill that he was defending himself. Garda Eoin Treacy and witness Gary Kinlan confirmed that Colgan used a knife to stab 45‑year‑old David Sheridan…
2016-11-16 · Dublin
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, a 45‑year‑old man named David Sheridan died from multiple stab wounds inflicted outside a Dublin chip shop on 17/18 August 2014. Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis testified that he examined Sheridan's body on 18 August and identified four stab wounds: one to the abdomen severing blood…
2016-11-15 · Killarney, Kerry
In the Central Criminal Court, Donal Colgan, aged 65, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 39‑year‑old David Sheridan outside Luigi's chip shop on North Strand Road on 17/18 August 2014. Prosecutor Paul Burns SC presented evidence that Colgan had left the chip shop after an altercation, returned minutes later armed with a knife, and stabbed…
2016-11-14 · Dublin
Donal Colgan, a 64-year-old man from Killarney Street, Dublin 1, pleaded not guilty to the murder of David Sheridan, a 45-year-old father of three. The alleged killing took place at North Strand Road, Dublin 1, on August 17 or 18, 2014. Colgan is accused of murdering Sheridan outside a Dublin chip shop. Following the plea, Justice Patrick…