Court archive
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2024-02-13 · Tallaght, Dublin
James Connors, 35, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to offering a 14‑year‑old girl €1,000 for sex in a Dublin suburb on 6 June 2021. Connors approached the girl while she waited for her mother in a hotel, told her he would give her money after they had "made love", and continued to talk to her until she fled. The…
2016-10-11 · Wexford
James Connors, aged 30, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Jason Ryan, aged 27, in Wexford on 25 January 2012. The Central Criminal Court jury found him guilty by a 10‑2 majority, and Justice Margaret Heneghan imposed the mandatory life sentence on 17 December 2015. Connors has now applied to appeal his…
2015-12-17 · Wexford
James Connors, 29, of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co. Wexford, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Jason Ryan, 27, at Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012. Connors had been serving a sentence for assault and was unlawfully absent from prison when he killed Ryan. The jury, after 11 hours and 21 minutes of deliberation, found him guilty…
2015-12-15 · Wexford
The jury in the trial of James Connors, 29, accused of murdering his ex‑girlfriend's partner Jason Ryan, 27, at Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012, will resume deliberations on Thursday. Connors has pleaded not guilty. The jury has spent 9 hours and 30 minutes considering their verdict and the foreman believes another 30 minutes to an hour may…
2015-12-14 · Wexford
In the Central Criminal Court, the jury heard the case of James Connors, 29, accused of murdering his ex‑girlfriend's partner, Jason Ryan, 27, at Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012. Connors pleaded not guilty. After five hours of deliberation, Justice Margaret Heneghan informed the jury that they could return a majority verdict of ten to two…
2015-12-11 · Wexford
The Central Criminal Court jury has begun deliberations on the case of James Connors, 29, who is accused of murdering Jason Ryan, 27, on 25 January 2012. Connors pleaded not guilty. Justice Margaret Heneghan explained that the jury may return a verdict of not guilty, not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter, or guilty of murder, depending…
2015-12-09 · Wexford
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 9 December 2015, forensic scientist Dr Stephen Clifford presented evidence that a knife allegedly used to murder 27‑year‑old Jason Ryan on 25 January 2012 contained DNA matching Ryan but not that of accused James Connors, 29, of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co. Wexford. The knife and a baton found at the scene were…
2015-12-08 · Wexford
James Connors, aged 29, was accused of murdering Jason Ryan, 27, in Wexford on 25 January 2012. He pleaded not guilty. In the Central Criminal Court, Connors admitted to setting fire to a blood‑stained hoodie he had worn during the fatal fight, claiming he had forgotten to wash it and burned it with a lighter and a stick. He also said he called…
2015-12-07 · Wexford
The jury in the trial of James Connors, 29, accused of murdering his ex‑girlfriend's partner, was sent home while the court considered legal arguments. Connors pleaded not guilty to the murder of 27‑year‑old Jason Ryan at Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012. No evidence was heard; Justice Margaret Heneghan noted a juror's illness and the trial…
2015-12-04 · Wexford
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, James Connors (29) of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co. Wexford, pleaded not guilty to the killing of 27‑year‑old James Ryan on 25 January 2012. Connors told Gardaí that he had called Ryan's home at Hollyville Heights after an argument with Ryan's partner, Samantha Hore, who was in prison. He claimed Ryan…
2015-12-03 · Wexford
In the Central Criminal Court, James Connors, aged 29, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 27‑year‑old James Ryan, who was stabbed in Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012. Connors was arrested after he told a friend to wipe the numbers and messages from his mobile phone. Mary Connors, a distant relative, testified that Connors had asked her to…
2015-12-02 · Wexford
During the murder trial of James Connors, a 29‑year‑old from Rosemount, Drinagh, witnesses described a fight that preceded the fatal stabbing of 27‑year‑old James Ryan at Hollyville Heights on 25 January 2012. Ms Catriona Purdy, a former neighbour, said she awoke after midnight, heard a loud bang, and saw two men – a taller, well‑built man waving…
2015-12-01 · Wexford
The Central Criminal Court heard evidence in the trial of James Connors, 29, of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co Wexford, who has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of 27-year-old James Ryan at Hollyville Heights in Wexford Town on January 25, 2012. Defence counsel Michael Delaney SC informed the jury that both parties agreed to submit evidence…
2015-11-30 · Wexford
In a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, James Connors, aged 29, pleaded not guilty to the killing of 27‑year‑old James Ryan on 25 January 2012. The prosecution, represented by Mr Gerard Clarke, argued that Ryan died from puncture wounds to his torso. Garda Leisha Fahey testified that she arrived at the Hollyville Heights apartment early…
2015-11-30 · Wexford
A jury of five women and seven men was sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of James Connors, 29, of Rosemount, Drinagh, who is charged with the murder of 27‑year‑old Jason Ryan in Wexford Town on 25 January 2012. Connors pleaded not guilty. Justice Patrick McCarthy said the trial could last up to three weeks, and Justice Margaret…
2014-07-30 · Wexford
James Connors, 27, of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co. Wexford, is accused of murdering Jason Ryan at Hollyville Heights, Wexford town, on 25 January 2012. He has been in custody with consent to bail. On 30 July 2014 the High Court, hearing an application from his lawyers, reduced the independent surety required and allowed Connors to be released on bail.…