Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Maurice Boland

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

2026-07-28

Murderer claims reference to Conor McGregor brought 'toxic masculinity' baggage

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Boland was jailed for life by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon in December 2024 after he was convicted of murdering Cian Gallagher (26) following two Central Criminal Court trials.

2024-12-16

Irish society must ask 'who it wants as role models for young men', family of man murdered by attacker who bragged of 'Conor McGregor' punch say

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Maurice Boland – who received the mandatory sentence of life in prison for murder – the family of Cian Gallagher said the three young men who had stopped to help and protect Cian as he lay on the ground, "when we as his family could not, are role models". "When they demonstrated how they helped Cian, they exemplified the unselfishness and kindness that Cian held dear and represented each day. Extending her deepest sympathies to the Gallagher family on the loss of Cian, Ms Justice Eileen Creedon said today that she must impose the mandatory sentence of life in prison on Boland.

2024-12-06

Attacker who boasted of hitting victim 'like Conor McGregor' is convicted of murder

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: The victim's family will be invited to make statements to the court on December 16 before Boland will be sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment.

2024-12-04