Court archive
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2019-01-22 · Dublin
Gary Walsh, aged 32, was jailed for four years after a burglary and assault at a house in Rialto, south Dublin, on 1 July 2018. He admitted to breaking into the home, punching the homeowner Gerry Godley eight times, biting him twice, and assaulting Godley's partner Elish Bul when she tried to stop him. Walsh claimed he had been invited to play…
2017-07-10 · Dublin
Gary Walsh, 35, was sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of 62‑year‑old former rugby captain Cathal Sweeney, who was beaten to death in a flat in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure. Walsh pleaded guilty, and the court reduced the original ten‑year sentence to eight, suspending the last three years on the condition of good behaviour and…
2017-05-04 · Dublin
A jury could not reach a verdict in the trial of 34‑year‑old Gary Walsh, who was charged with murdering 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney. Walsh had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in February 2014. The case centred on an incident in a mutual friend's flat where Walsh punched Sweeney repeatedly after Sweeney denied a sexual…
2017-05-03 · Dublin
The Central Criminal Court jury resumed deliberations on the murder trial of 34‑year‑old Gary Walsh, who is charged with killing 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure. Sweeney died from blunt‑force trauma after being punched in the face while watching rugby in a friend's flat. Walsh, a father‑of‑one living in Templeogue, pleaded…
2017-05-02 · Dublin
In the Central Criminal Court, a jury heard closing speeches in the trial of 34‑year‑old Gary Walsh, charged with murdering 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney. Walsh, a father‑of‑one, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on 8 February 2014. Prosecutor Patrick McCarthy SC argued that Walsh's intent to cause serious injury, evidenced by…
2017-04-28 · Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court hearing, 34‑year‑old Gary Walsh, of The Watercourse, Orwell Park, Templeogue, was charged with murdering 62‑year‑old former rugby captain Cathal Sweeney in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure. Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on 8 February 2014. He told Gardaí that he had punched Sweeney several…
2017-04-27 · Dublin
During a murder trial in the Central Criminal Court, evidence was presented that 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney died from blunt force trauma to the head and face after being repeatedly punched by his friend, 34‑year‑old Gary Walsh, while watching a rugby match on television. Dr Michael Curtis, the Deputy State Pathologist, testified that Sweeney's…
2017-04-26 · Dublin
The Central Criminal Court trial of Gary Walsh, 34, has heard evidence regarding the condition of the deceased, Cathal Sweeney, hours before his fatal assault. Walsh, of Templeogue, Dublin, is charged with murdering Sweeney in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure, on 8th February 2014. He has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. Witness…
2017-04-25 · Dublin
During a murder trial, witness Colm Campbell testified that he had attempted hypnosis to recall the start of a fatal assault on rugby captain Cathal Sweeney. Campbell, an alcoholic, described the evening of 8 February 2014 when he, Gary Walsh, and Sweeney were drinking and watching a rugby match at Walsh's flat. He recalled hearing noise from the…
2017-04-24 · Dublin
Gary Walsh, 34, of The Watercourse, Orwell Park, Templeogue, admitted killing 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney in a flat in Ashdale Gardens, Terenure, on 8 February 2014 while they were watching an Ireland‑England rugby match. He pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The prosecution, led by Patrick McCarthy SC, argued that an assault…
2015-11-23 · Dublin
A 32‑year‑old man named Gary Walsh, charged with murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney (62) at a Terenure house on 8 February 2014, was granted bail despite objections from the State. Walsh pleaded not guilty to the murder but had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State did not accept. A jury failed to…
2015-10-16 · Dublin
A 32‑year‑old man, Gary Walsh, was tried for the murder of former Dublin rugby captain Cathal Sweeney, aged 62, who died on 8 February 2014 at a flat in Terenure. The jury, after five hours and 27 minutes of deliberation, could not agree on a verdict, with at least ten jurors dissenting. Judge Patrick McCarthy accepted the lack of consensus,…
2015-10-15 · Dublin
The jury in the trial of 32‑year‑old Gary Walsh, charged with murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, is set to resume deliberations tomorrow. Walsh, who lives at Ravensdale Park, Kimmage, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sweeney, aged 62, who was killed at a house in Terenure on 8 February 2014. He had previously pleaded…
2015-10-14 · Dublin
The trial of 32‑year‑old Gary Walsh, charged with murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, has progressed to the jury's deliberations. Walsh, who lives in Ravensdale Park, Kimmage, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge but had earlier pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court; that plea was not accepted by…
2015-10-13 · Dublin
In the trial of 32‑year‑old Gary Walsh, charged with murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, the defence counsel Brendan Grehan SC argued that Walsh was "a million miles away from intending to commit murder." Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State rejected. The prosecution,…
2015-10-13 · Dublin
During a murder trial, Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis testified that former Dublin rugby club captain Gary Walsh (32) was not guilty of murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea not accepted by the State. Dr Curtis described the post‑mortem findings of Cathal Sweeney, aged 62, who died on 8 February 2014. Sweeney was found…
2015-10-09 · Dublin
In the trial of Gary Walsh, 32, accused of murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, the jury heard that Walsh claimed he had done everything that night to keep Sweeney alive. Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State did not accept. On February 9, 2014, Walsh gave a statement to…
2015-10-08 · Dublin
In the trial of Gary Walsh, 32, accused of murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, the defence counsel challenged a witness's account of the alleged assault. Walsh pleaded not guilty to the murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State rejected. Taxi driver Michael McGuinness testified that Sweeney had alcohol…
2015-10-07 · Dublin
During the trial of Gary Walsh, 32, accused of murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, the jury heard that Walsh initially told Gardaí Sweeney had arrived at a Terenure flat "in an assaulted state" and had "dropped unconscious." Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State…
2015-10-07 · Dublin
During the murder trial of Gary Walsh, a 32‑year‑old Dublin man, the jury heard that the victim, former rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney, was found lying on the bedroom floor of a Terenure flat on 8 February 2014. Paramedic Coleman Gilligan testified that he was called at 17.32 by the Dublin Fire Brigade to attend a male in cardiac arrest. He…
2015-10-06 · Dublin
The Central Criminal Court opened the trial of Gary Walsh, 32, accused of murdering former Dublin rugby club captain Cathal Sweeney. Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but later pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State did not accept. Prosecutor Patrick McCarthy presented the case as a murder involving intoxication and a fight at a flat…
2015-10-06 · Dublin
A jury was sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of Gary Walsh, 33, of Ravensdale Park, Kimmage, Dublin 15, who is accused of murdering 62‑year‑old Cathal Sweeney in Terenure on 8 February 2014. Walsh pleaded not guilty to murder but had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State did not accept. Judge Patrick McCarthy told…