Court archive
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2024-06-06 · Rathkeale, Limerick
In a Court of Appeal decision on 6 June 2024, Ms Justice Tara Burns rejected John O'Donoghue's application for legal costs after his convictions for assault causing serious harm and violent disorder were quashed. O'Donoghue, aged 55, had been convicted in November 2021 of attacking 74‑year‑old Willie O'Driscoll Sr with a machete and of violent…
2024-05-13 · Rathkeale, Limerick
John O'Donoghue, a 54‑year‑old Rathkeale resident, was convicted in November 2021 of assault causing serious harm to a 74‑year‑old pensioner and of violent disorder. He received a 10‑year sentence for the assault and a concurrent eight‑year term for the disorder. O'Donoghue appealed, arguing that Gardaí failed to obtain vital CCTV footage and…
2024-02-16 · Rathkeale, Limerick
In February 2024 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of John O'Donoghue, a 54‑year‑old from Rathkeale, who had been jailed for ten years for assault causing serious harm to a 74‑year‑old Willie O'Driscoll Sr. in December 2017. The appeal was based on the prosecution's failure to obtain and preserve CCTV footage that a local resident had…
2023-11-28 · Rathkeale, Limerick
In a historic hearing, the Court of Appeal's first all‑female panel—Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, Ms Justice Tara Burns and Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh—considered an appeal by John O'Donoghue, 54, who was convicted in November 2021 of assault causing serious harm and violent disorder at Bothar Buí, Rathkeale. O'Donoghue, jailed for ten years,…
2019-07-15 · Limerick
Two Limerick men, John O'Donoghue (29) and Paul Whelan (25), were sentenced by the Special Criminal Court to a combined 21 years after armed Gardaí stopped their car and found a loaded 9mm Colt pistol with eight rounds, a petrol canister, latex gloves, clothes and cocaine. The judge, Ms Justice Tara Burns, described the operation as carefully…
2019-07-05 · Limerick
Two Limerick men, John O'Donoghue (29) and Paul Whelan (25), were convicted by the Special Criminal Court of possessing a 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol with intent to endanger life after a Garda stop on 30 July 2018. The car, an Alfa Romeo, contained the loaded handgun, eight rounds in the magazine, a round in the breach, a petrol canister,…
2019-06-26 · Limerick
In a Special Criminal Court hearing on 26 June 2019, defence counsel Mark Nicholas SC argued that it was a "step too far" to infer that Limerick men John O'Donoghue (29) and Paul Whelan (25) intended to endanger life by possessing a 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol. He contended that the prosecution had only presented a set of circumstances and no…
2019-06-25 · Limerick
In a Special Criminal Court hearing, prosecutors argued that two Limerick men, John O'Donoghue (29) and Paul Whelan (25), were in possession of a 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol that was cocked, loaded and ready to fire, indicating intent to endanger life. The case was built on evidence from an Alfa Romeo seized by Gardaí, which contained the…
2019-06-21 · Limerick
The Special Criminal Court has heard evidence in the trial of John O'Donoghue and Paul Whelan, who are accused of possessing a 9mm Colt semi-automatic pistol with intent to endanger life at Park Road, Limerick, on July 30, 2018. Both men, from Moyross, Limerick, have pleaded not guilty. Prosecution counsel Dominic McGinn SC stated the central…
2019-06-20 · Limerick
Two Limerick men, Paul Whelan (25) and John O'Donoghue (29), were stopped by Gardaí on 30 July 2018 in an Alfa Romeo on Park Road, Corbally. The vehicle contained a loaded 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol with eight rounds, two cans of petrol, a glove, a mobile phone and a change of clothing, including a double set of clothing worn by Whelan.…
2019-06-19 · Limerick
The Special Criminal Court will open a trial tomorrow for John O'Donoghue, 29, of Cliona Park, Moyross, and Paul Whelan, 25, of Dalgaish Park, Moyross, who were arraigned this morning. They face charges of possessing a loaded 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol at Park Road, Corbally, on 30 July 2018, and of intent to endanger life under the Criminal…
2019-02-08 · Limerick
In Limerick, John O'Donoghue (29) and Paul Whelan (25) were charged with possession of a loaded 9mm Colt semi‑automatic pistol and eight rounds of ammunition, with intent to endanger life, after the weapon was found in a car park on 30 July 2018. The District Court referred them to the Special Criminal Court, where a three‑judge panel—Justice…
2018-03-06 · Killarney, Kerry
John O'Donoghue, aged 38, was convicted of distributing and possessing child pornography. He admitted to the Gardaí that he was addicted to viewing such material and that he had shared illegal images and movies via email and a file‑sharing network. The offences covered the period from November to December 2009 and September 2012. O'Donoghue…
2017-11-10 · Dublin
John O'Donoghue, a former teacher and table tennis coach aged 58, was sentenced to a two‑year prison term with the final year suspended for possessing thousands of child pornography images. The offence occurred on 27 March 2012 at his former home in Weaver's Hall, Stepaside, Dublin. Gardaí seized 2,500 images and 13 movie files, of which 496…
2017-11-03 · Dublin
John O'Donoghue, a 58‑year‑old former teacher and table tennis coach, pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on March 27, 2012, at his former home in Weaver's Hall, Stepaside, Dublin 18. Gardaí searched the premises in 2008, retrieving 2,500 images and 13 movie files across a computer, laptop, memory stick and two external hard drives. Of…