National court archive · 2026-03-25
Hennessy gang members jailed over RAT branding attack that 'bypassed any notion of humanity'
At a glance
- Crime
- assault causing harm
- People
- Jason Hennessy, Brandon Hennessy, Kenneth Fitzsimons, Dean Fitzsimons, Devon Hennessy, Barry Moore, Ms Justice Karen O’Connor, Judge Sarah Berkeley, Judge Fiona Lydon
- Locations
- Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, Castlecurragh Vale, Mulhuddart, Edgewood Lawns, Corduff, Finglas
- Court
- trial
- Outcome
- Five members of a Dublin criminal gang will serve prison terms between three and eight-and-a-half years
Summary
Five members of a Dublin criminal gang received prison sentences of between three and eight-and-a-half years after Barry Moore was waterboarded, beaten and branded with the word ‘RAT’. The court described the attack as shocking and said it was designed to injure and terrorise the victim.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie