Court archive
Different people may share this name. This page collects matching printed names for browsing; it does not establish that these reports concern the same person. Underlying profiles remain separate.
2026-07-07 · Ballymun, Dublin
Detective Garda John Pirollo described being strangled by John McDonagh during an arrest at a halting site as a "deeply harrowing experience" with lasting emotional and psychological effects. McDonagh, 36, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and was jailed for two and a half years. The court heard that McDonagh had a history of 23 previous…
2026-02-11
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal by John McDonagh, who was convicted in 2001 of the rape and murder of Siobhan Hynes and sentenced to life imprisonment. McDonagh, formerly of The Demesne, Keeraunbeg, Carraroe, pleaded not guilty but was convicted following three days of jury deliberations. He is now seeking to utilize…
2025-11-17 · Ballymun, Dublin
An unlicenced, uninsured driver, John McDonagh, aged 20, was jailed for 32 months for dangerous driving after striking a 60‑plus‑year‑old victim on Ballymun Road on 6 July 2023. The victim, a supervisory worker on the Dublin light rail project, was wearing protective gear and was crossing the road toward the grass meridian when McDonagh collided…
2025-03-11 · Dublin
In a north Dublin incident on 24 January 2023, 63‑year‑old John McDonagh struck a 95‑year‑old woman who mistakenly believed she had a green pedestrian light while crossing the road at Drumcondra Road Lower and Botanic Road. McDonagh was turning right when the filter lane's light turned green, but he did not see the woman and collided with her.…
2024-03-22 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, John McDonagh (36) was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for endangerment after he drove his van over his father‑in‑law, Daniel O'Reilly (58), following a row at a family christening party. The incident began when McDonagh, his wife and a third man left the house, only to return when the third man…
2023-05-19 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, John McDonagh, aged 38, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for assault causing harm to his wife on 20 March 2020. McDonagh, who has 82 prior convictions including two for assault, punched his wife on the back of the head and cut her face with a vape, injuries that required medical attention and…
2020-05-14 · Dublin
John McDonagh, a 30‑year‑old father of four from Labre Park, Ballyfermot, was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to endangerment, drink driving and driving without insurance. The offences occurred on 27 July 2019 when Gardaí were conducting an alcohol checkpoint on Kilmore Road. McDonagh was signalled to pull over but instead…
2019-10-29 · Dublin
John McDonagh, aged 29, was sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a street assault that left a man, Saurjan Syergaz, with a severe stomach slash wound. McDonagh, who lives in Ballymun, admitted to kicking and punching Syergaz during a confrontation with Syergaz's partner, Donna Dineen, who later inflicted the slash and stole the…
2017-05-19 · Dublin
John McDonagh, 20, of Clondalkin, Dublin, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to endangerment and dangerous driving charges arising from incidents on 9 August 2016. The defendant admitted to leading gardaí on a high-speed chase in a Nissan Almera, which he had purchased for €100. Prosecution evidence detailed that…