Court archive
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2024-02-26 · Galway
John Murphy, a 43‑year‑old married secondary school teacher, was found guilty of sexually exploiting a 16‑year‑old girl via Instagram between June 2017 and June 2018 and of possessing child pornography in 2008 and 2010. He pleaded guilty at Wicklow Circuit Criminal Court in July 2023. The Court of Appeal, after reviewing a probation report that…
2024-02-16 · Galway
John Murphy, a 43‑year‑old married secondary school teacher, was sentenced to one year in prison for sexually exploiting a 16‑year‑old girl via Instagram. He communicated with the victim for a full year while she was preparing for her junior certificate exams, with the content escalating to explicit descriptions of penetration. A probation report…
2024-01-17 · Dublin
John Murphy, 47, pleaded guilty to three counts of making false bomb reports in August and October 2022, with a fourth considered. He had previously made 100 hoax calls in one night claiming a bomb at Garda Headquarters in Phoenix Park. The judge noted his long period of homelessness and recent stable accommodation at Reuben Square. Defence…
2022-10-04 · Dublin
John Murphy, a 62-year-old retired Garda Superintendent, was sentenced to six and a half years imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis resin worth €259,120 found at his home in Clontarf on September 29, 2021. Murphy had accumulated €855,000 in financial debts following poor business decisions and was consuming alcohol heavily…
2022-10-04 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, retired Garda Superintendent John Murphy, aged 62, was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment for possessing cannabis resin worth nearly €260,000. Murphy had accrued €855,000 in debt over a decade after leaving the force, and the court found he held the drugs to secure financial gain to…
2022-06-27 · Foxford, Mayo
The Court of Appeal has upheld the 18-year prison sentence imposed on John Murphy, rejecting his appeal that the term was excessive, disproportionate, and unfair. Murphy, formerly of Foxford, Co Mayo, had pleaded guilty to numerous counts of rape, indecent and sexual assault against his daughter, Sophia Murphy, at locations in Co Galway and Co…
2022-05-12 · Dublin
John Murphy, 61, a former Garda Superintendent, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court via video link from Cloverhill Prison to possessing a large amount of cannabis for sale or supply at his North Dublin home on 29 September 2021. The cannabis was valued at over €13,000. He was remanded in continuing custody until 4 October 2022 for…
2021-01-19 · Dublin
John Murphy, aged 44 and homeless at the time, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to making a false report to emergency services on 16 May 2019. He called emergency services three times, claiming bombs were planted at four locations in Phoenix Park – the big pillar, the cross, the chapel and St Mary's Hospital – and threatened to…
2020-10-19 · Cork
John Murphy, aged 46, was sentenced to ten years in prison for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his younger brother over a decade from 1988 to 1997. The abuse began when the victim was ten and continued while he slept. Murphy pleaded guilty to 12 counts, including three oral rapes, at the Central Criminal Court. The judge set a headline…
2020-07-07 · Cork
John Murphy, aged 46, was sentenced to ten years in prison for the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his younger brother over a decade, from 1988 to 1997, in a Cork town. He pleaded guilty to twelve counts, including three of oral rape, at the Central Criminal Court. Justice Micheal White set a headline sentence of 13 years, reduced to ten in…
2019-10-18 · Cork
In a Cork family home, John Murphy (45) abused his younger brother for a decade, from 1988 to 1997, when the victim was aged between ten and 20. The victim, now in his 40s, waived anonymity to identify his abuser. Murphy pleaded guilty in April to twelve counts, including three of oral rape. Mr Justice Micheal White set a headline sentence of 13…
2019-03-01 · Dublin
John Murphy (69), a former travel agent and founder of the Children to Lapland charity, was convicted of four counts of theft totaling €18,643 from the charity between June and July 2010. He had pleaded not guilty, arguing that the charity owed him money and that funds routinely moved between accounts. The prosecution described his defence as the…
2019-02-04 · Dublin
John Murphy, 69, founder of the Children to Lapland charity, was convicted of four counts of theft totalling €18,643 between June and July 2010. The charity, established in 1987, raised funds to send terminally ill children to Lapland. Murphy also ran United Travel, a travel agency that closed in 2012. At trial, he claimed the charity owed him…
2018-07-20 · Foxford, Mayo
A man formerly of Foxford, County Mayo, has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of his daughter throughout her childhood. John Murphy, aged 61, a former member of the Irish Defence Forces, pleaded guilty to rape, indecent assault and sexual assault of his eldest daughter between 1988 and…
2016-03-16 · Dublin
John Murphy, also known as Con Murphy, a 66-year-old travel agent, received a suspended three-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction for four counts of theft. The charges alleged that between June and July 2010, Murphy stole €18,643 from the Children to Lapland Appeal, a charity he founded in 1987 to send…
2016-03-07 · Dublin
John Murphy, 66, a former travel agent and founder of The Children to Lapland Appeal, was convicted in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for stealing €68,000 from the charity he established in 1987 to fund trips for terminally ill children. The trial lasted two days with 42 minutes of jury deliberation. Murphy had previously pleaded not guilty to…
2016-03-03 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court case, John Murphy, a 66‑year‑old travel agent from Killiney, was found guilty of stealing €18,643 from the Children to Lapland Appeal charity he founded. The jury reached the verdict after 42 minutes of deliberation. Murphy had written cheques from the charity's account and deposited them into his personal…