Case-subject index
Court reports mentioning Michael O'Donoghue
This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.
2022-10-21
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The victim, Aimee Foley (20), cried when the original five-year sentence was imposed and her family complained that it was not enough for what O'Donoghue had done. The sentencing judge had set the headline sentence for the rape offence at 12 years but reduced that to seven with the final two years suspended after taking into account O'Donoghue's early guilty plea, admissions he made to gardai and his genuine remorse.
2021-12-13
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Michael O'Donoghue (43) who was described in court by his daughter Aimee Foley (19) as "a monster, a paedophile, an animal" was sentenced to seven years in jail with the final two years suspended today. He suspended the last two years of that sentence on a number of conditions, including that O'Donoghue have no contact with children under the age of 18 without getting permission from the Probation Service.