Case-subject index
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2016-07-08
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Rory McCabe sentenced McDonagh to 10 years imprisonment with the final two suspended on July 7, 2015 and disqualified him from driving for 20 years. McDonagh successfully appealed his sentence today and he was accordingly re-sentenced to eight years imprisonment with the final two suspended.
2016-07-04
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Rory McCabe sentenced McDonagh to 10 years imprisonment with the final two suspended on July 7, 2015 and disqualified him from driving for 20 years. Opening and appeal against sentence today McDonagh's barrister, Vincent Heneghan BL, said he accepted the circumstances of the case were "not good" but submitted that the sentencing judge erred in imposing the maximum 10 year sentence.