Court archive
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2016-06-14 · Limerick
Sean Flanagan, aged 31, was convicted of murdering Ger McMahon in January 2012 and sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on 3 December 2013. The Central Criminal Court found that McMahon was attacked from behind while mounting the steps to his cousin's house on Lenihan Avenue, suffering 16 wounds that fatally damaged his…
2016-06-02 · Limerick
Sean Flanagan, serving a mandatory life sentence for the murder of Ger McMahon in Limerick in January 2012, must await the outcome of his appeal against conviction. Flanagan, who pleaded not guilty, was found guilty by a jury and sentenced by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on December 3, 2013. The Central Criminal Court heard that McMahon was…
2014-01-20 · Limerick
Ian Flanagan, a 24‑year‑old Limerick father of two, was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment for hiding a CCTV device that contained crucial evidence for the murder trial of his brother Seán Flanagan and uncle Paul Colbert. The device was concealed on waste ground away from the family home, preventing the system from recording the killers'…
2013-12-11 · Limerick
Ian Flanagan, 24, of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, Limerick, was found guilty of two counts of assisting an offender by hiding the family's CCTV device to impede the apprehension of his brother Seán Flanagan (28) and uncle Paul Colbert (46) in the murder of Gerard McMahon, 43, who was stabbed to death on 18 January 2012. Flanagan had pleaded not…
2013-12-03 · Limerick
In a Limerick murder case, Seán Flanagan (28) and his uncle Paul Colbert (46) were sentenced to life imprisonment for the January 18, 2012 stabbing of Gerard McMahon (43) near their home on Lenihan Avenue. The trial, lasting four weeks, found the pair guilty after evidence showed McMahon was attacked from behind while climbing the steps to his…
2013-11-28 · Limerick
The Central Criminal Court trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert, and Ian Flanagan has reached the jury deliberation stage. Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert, both of Lenihan Avenue, Limerick City, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of 43-year-old Gerard McMahon, who was stabbed to death on January 18, 2012. Ian Flanagan has also pleaded not…
2013-11-27 · Limerick
The trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert, and Ian Flanagan continued at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan. Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert, both of Lenihan Avenue, Limerick, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of 43-year-old Gerard McMahon, who was allegedly stabbed to death at their front door on January 18, 2012. Ian…
2013-11-25 · Limerick
The Central Criminal Court trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert, and Ian Flanagan continues before Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan. Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert, both of Lenihan Avenue, Limerick, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of 43-year-old Gerard McMahon, who was stabbed on January 18, 2012. Ian Flanagan, also of Lenihan Avenue, has pleaded…
2013-11-22 · Limerick
In a Limerick murder trial, a jury was shown a video of suspect Seán Flanagan having an epileptic seizure during a Garda interview. The case concerns the January 18, 2012 stabbing death of Gerard McMahon, 43, at Lenihan Avenue. Flanagan (28) and his uncle Paul Colbert (46) plead not guilty to the murder. Flanagan's brother Ian (24) is charged…
2013-11-21 · Limerick
The Central Criminal Court is currently hearing the trial of Seán Flanagan (28) and Paul Colbert (46), both of Limerick, who have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gerard McMahon. Ian Flanagan (24), also of Limerick, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender, allegedly by removing a CCTV recorder. The court heard evidence…
2013-11-18 · Limerick
The trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert, and Ian Flanagan continues before the Central Criminal Court, where all three accused have pleaded not guilty. Seán Flanagan and his uncle, Paul Colbert, are charged with the murder of Gerard McMahon, who was stabbed to death in Limerick City in January 2012. Ian Flanagan faces two counts of assisting an…
2013-11-15 · Limerick
In the Limerick murder trial, CCTV footage captured the area around the time 43‑year‑old Gerard McMahon was stabbed to death on 18 January 2012. The footage shows two individuals leaving the home of the accused men, Seán Flanagan (28) and Paul Colbert (46), shortly after 12.30 am, moving toward McMahon's cousin's house on Lenihan Avenue. A second…
2013-11-14 · Limerick
During a Limerick murder trial, several unnamed schoolgirls testified in the Central Criminal Court that they heard the Flanagan brothers admit their involvement in the killing of 43‑year‑old Gerard McMahon. The girls, who were in a shopping centre on the evening of 18 January 2012, claimed to have overheard Seán and Ian Flanagan discussing the…
2013-11-13 · Limerick
In a Limerick murder trial, forensic evidence showed DNA matching the deceased, Gerard McMahon, on clothing and shoes belonging to Seán Flanagan (28) and Paul Colbert (46). The DNA was found on a pair of tracksuit bottoms and runners attributed to Seán Flanagan, with a mixed profile indicating two individuals, the major profile matching…
2013-11-12 · Limerick
During a Limerick murder trial, an expert witness testified that a CCTV system seized from a house in the city was the same system that had been missing from the home of the accused men shortly after the killing. The electronic engineer gave evidence to the Central Criminal Court in the case of three men charged with the death of a 43‑year‑old…
2013-11-11 · Limerick
During the murder trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert and Ian Flanagan, the jury was shown a hatchet found in the home of the accused men on 18 January 2012, the day the 43‑year‑old Gerard McMahon was killed. Garda Josephine Falvey identified the black‑and‑yellow‑handled hatchet, measuring its handle 12.25 inches and blade 5.75 inches, and…
2013-11-08 · Limerick
Paramedics testified that the 43‑year‑old deceased was found in a pool of blood with puncture wounds all over his body. They were giving evidence to the Central Criminal Court in the trial of three men charged with his death. Seán Flanagan (28) and Paul Colbert (46) of Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, Limerick City are charged with murdering Gerard…
2013-11-07 · Limerick
The trial of Seán Flanagan, Paul Colbert, and Ian Flanagan continued at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan. Seán Flanagan and Paul Colbert, both of Lenihan Avenue, Limerick, have pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of Gerard McMahon on January 18, 2012. Ian Flanagan, also of Lenihan Avenue, has pleaded not guilty to…
2013-11-05 · Limerick
Three Limerick men—Seán Flanagan (28), Paul Colbert (46), and Ian Flanagan (24)—are on trial at the Central Criminal Court for the death of 43‑year‑old Gerard McMahon, who was stabbed to death on 18 January 2012. Seán and Paul pleaded not guilty to murder; Ian pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender. The prosecution alleges…
2013-11-04 · Limerick
Three men are set to appear before the Central Criminal Court in Limerick. Sean Flanagan, aged 28, and Paul Colbert, aged 46, both from Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Gerard McMahon on 18 January 2012. Ian Flanagan, aged 24, from the same address, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender on…
2013-10-31 · Limerick
The jury was discharged in the trial of three men charged with the death of Gerard McMahon in Limerick. Sean Flanagan (28) and Paul Colbert (46) pleaded not guilty to murder, while Ian Flanagan (24) pleaded not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender. Judge Paul Carney announced that no judge was available to hear the case this week,…
2013-10-29 · Limerick
Three men are on trial at the Central Criminal Court for the 2012 killing of Gerard McMahon in Limerick. Sean Flanagan, 28, and Paul Colbert, 46, both from Lenihan Avenue, Prospect, plead not guilty to murder. Ian Flanagan, 24, also from the same address, pleads not guilty to two counts of assisting an offender. The trial began Thursday and is…