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2026-03-25 · Dublin
Five men were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for an alleged assault on Barry Moore, which involved waterboarding, beatings, and branding with the word "RAT." Ms Justice Karen O'Connor described the conduct as shocking, noting it bypassed any notion of humanity. The defendants were originally charged with causing serious harm and false…
2026-02-03 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court has adjourned sentencing for five men until March 25. Jason Hennessy (29), Brandon Hennessy (22), Kenneth Fitzsimons (45), Dean Fitzsimons (25), and Devon Hennessy were originally charged with causing serious harm and false imprisonment, offences carrying potential life sentences. After victim Barry Moore (34) declined…
2025-12-08 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The DPP accepted pleas of guilty to assault causing harm from four defendants after alleged victim Barry Moore (34) refused to testify. Jason Hennessy Jr (28), Brandon Hennessy (22), Kenneth Fitzsimons (45), and Dean Fitzsimons (25) had been charged with false imprisonment and causing serious harm, offences carrying potential life sentences. The…
2025-12-06 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court adjourned the trial of four men accused of assaulting Barry Moore until Monday morning. Ms Justice Karen O'Connor warned Moore, who appeared via videolink, that he could be imprisoned for refusing to give evidence. Moore stated he would not testify despite understanding the consequences. The DPP argued that Moore's…
2025-12-05 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court heard the opening of a trial for four men accused of assaulting Barry Moore in February 2025. The State alleges that Jason Hennessy Jr, Brandon Hennessy, Kenneth Fitzsimons, and Dean Fitzsimons assaulted Mr Moore in a shed in Blanchardstown, allegedly branding him with a heated 'RAT' stamp and using a breaker bar and…
2025-12-04 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court remanded Barry Moore, the alleged victim in the trial of four men, in custody to ensure the proceedings commence. Detective Inspector Liam Donoghue told the court that "criminal elements" were attempting to interfere with justice by issuing threats, causing Mr Moore to be "gripped by fear." Although the court expressed…
2025-12-01 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of four men until January 12 after the alleged victim, Barry Moore, failed to appear for a second time. The defendants, Jason Hennessy Jr, Brandon Hennessy, Kenneth Fitzsimons, and Dean Fitzsimons, are charged with false imprisonment, intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm, and…
2025-11-24 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
A bench warrant has been issued for Barry Moore, the alleged victim in the trial of four men accused of assaulting and falsely imprisoning him in a Dublin house. The men, including Jason Hennessy Jr, Brandon Hennessy, Kenneth Fitzsimons, and Dean Fitzsimons, are charged with false imprisonment, causing serious harm, and participating in a…
2025-07-28 · Dublin
Devon Hennessy, aged 29, pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm against Barry Moore at a Dublin 15 house on 12 February 2025. He admitted that the assault was part of a joint enterprise to enhance a criminal organisation's ability to commit serious offences. Hennessy was remanded in…
2025-07-23 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
The Special Criminal Court will hear the trials of five men charged with false imprisonment, assault and the production of weapons used in the assault of a man in Dublin on 12 February 2025. The accused are Jason Hennessy Jr (28), Brandon Hennessy (22) and Devon Hennessy (29) from Blanchardstown, and Kenneth Fitzsimons (45) and his 26‑year‑old…
2022-05-09 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
Martin Cunningham, 27, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for assault causing harm and producing a machete. He pleaded guilty to these charges after the DPP dropped an initial attempted murder allegation. Ms Justice Eileen Creedon set a headline sentence of five years but reduced it to four years, citing Cunningham's remorse and early…
2022-05-04 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
Martin Cunningham, 27, struck Kenneth Fitzsimons, 41, with a machete during a gang feud near Finglas Garda Station. Fitzsimons suffered severe injuries, including exposed ribs and required four litres of blood. Cunningham had previously been charged with attempted murder but the DPP dropped that charge after he pleaded guilty to assault causing…
2021-11-25 · Dublin
An apprentice film studio electrician, Martin Cunningham, 27, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and producing a machete near Finglas Garda Station. The assault, which took place on April 10, 2019, was originally charged as attempted murder of Kenneth Fitzsimons, 41, at Liam Mellows Road, Finglas. The Director of Public Prosecutions agreed to…
2019-12-03 · Blanchardstown, Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Dean Fitzsimons, aged 19, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for multiple firearm offences, including possession of a semi‑automatic pistol, a silencer and seven rounds of ammunition on Waterford Road, Blanchardstown, on 28 May, and for being a passenger in a stolen car on 23 June. His father,…