2026-06-04 · Crumlin, Dublin
State appeals fully suspended sentence handed to mentally ill woman who harassed same man for 20 years
A 68-year-old woman with schizophrenia, Elaine Tyrrell, was convicted of harassment for over 20 years against a single victim. She was sentenced to three years fully suspended by Judge Orla Crowe. The State has appealed the sentence, arguing that the maximum penalty for harassment increased during the period of the offending and that a fully…