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Court reports mentioning the name Joseph Byrne

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2022-12-05 · Dublin

Man jailed for binning gun used in attempted murder of Sinead Connolly

Paul Mooney (35), of Ring Street, Inchicore, Dublin 8, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for his role in the aftermath of an attempted murder. Mooney pleaded guilty to possessing a G9A Grand Power semi-automatic handgun and Luger Barnaul ammunition at Bernard Curtis House, Bluebell, Dublin 12, on March 6, 2021. Mr Justice Paul McDermott…

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2022-10-06 · Dublin

Criminals able to get guns 'like a pack of cigarettes', family of mum left paralysed say

In October 2022, Joseph Byrne, aged 33, was sentenced to nine‑and‑a‑half years in prison by the Central Criminal Court for providing a handgun to his friend Dean McCarthy, who used it to shoot Sinead Connolly on 6 March 2021. Connolly, a mother of one, survived the attack but was left paralysed and in need of ongoing treatment. Byrne's actions…

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2022-07-29 · Dublin

'It's down to you and your hands. You are not sorry': Mum left paralysed in attempted murder to gun supplier

At the Central Criminal Court, Mr Justice Paul McDermott remanded Joseph Byrne in custody until October 6 for sentencing. Byrne, 33, pleaded guilty to possessing a G9A Grand Power semi-automatic handgun with intent to endanger life and possessing Luger Barnaul ammunition on March 6, 2021, at Bluebell, Dublin 12. The court heard that Byrne…

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2022-07-26 · Dublin

Second man admits having handgun in connection with attempted murder of Dublin mum

Paul Mooney, 34, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to possession of a G9A Grand Power semi-automatic handgun and Luger Barnaul ammunition at Bernard Curtis House, Bluebell, Dublin 12, on March 6, 2021. The charges alleged he possessed the items in circumstances giving rise to a reasonable inference of unlawful purpose. Mooney was…

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2022-05-27 · Dublin

Man admits having gun in connection with attempted murder of mum

In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 27 May 2022, Joseph Byrne, aged 33, pleaded guilty to possessing a G9A Grand Power semi‑automatic handgun and Luger Barnaul ammunition with intent to endanger life, relating to an incident on 6 March 2021 in Bluebell, Dublin 12. The offence involved the attempted murder of Sinead Connolly, who was shot and…

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2015-11-09 · Ballymun, Dublin

Mentally ill man who slashed teenage boy's face with knife is jailed for five years

Joseph Byrne, aged 21, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for assault causing serious harm after he slashed a teenage boy's face with a knife on 4 February 2014. Byrne approached the boy, accusing him of having his X‑Box console, and cut a 10‑cm slash from the boy's ear to his lip, requiring 36 stitches and leaving a likely permanent…

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2015-07-30 · Ballymun, Dublin

Man who suffers from Schizophrenia facing prison sentence for slashing face of innocent boy

Joseph Byrne, 21, who suffers from schizophrenia and was off his medication, attacked an innocent boy by slashing his face with a blade. Byrne approached the boy, who was walking home from school, accusing him of having his X‑Box console. When the boy denied it, Byrne cut a 10‑cm slash down the side of the boy's face. The victim was left with a…

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