Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Brian Reilly

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2025-06-24

Banned, serial driving offender who ruined elderly couple's life crashed into another family just months after prison release

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge (now Ms Justice) Melanie Greally sentenced Reilly to seven and a half years' imprisonment, but suspended the final 18 months on a number of conditions. Reilly again appeared before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today after being jailed for five years by a Trim Circuit Criminal Court judge earlier this year for a further slew of dangerous driving offences in Co Meath on November 22, 2024 which culminated in Reilly crashing into a car containing a woman, her two children and her elderly mother.

2021-01-15

Banned, serial driving offender gets six years for 'ruining lives' of elderly couple

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: She imposed a sentence of seven-and-a-half years and suspended the final 18 months on a number of conditions, including that Reilly engage with drug addiction services.

2020-11-03

Banned repeat driving offender 'ruined lives' of elderly couple in crash

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He has been in custody since the incident and will be sentenced in December. Judge Greally accepted Reilly was remorseful for his actions, but said he is facing a lengthy prison sentence. "Who could fail to be remorseful?" the judge said. "These are two elderly people whose lives have been ruined because of the actions of the accused, who was disqualified from driving at the time." She ordered a Probation Services report and adjourned the matter for finalisation on December 21.; Judge Greally accepted Reilly was remorseful for his actions, but said he is facing a lengthy prison sentence. "Who could fail to be remorseful?" the judge said. "These are two elderly people whose lives have been ruined because of the actions of the accused, who was disqualified from driving at the time." She ordered a Probation Services report and adjourned the matter for finalisation on Decembe