2025-11-06
Gangland criminal who caused death of student in notorious hit-and-run gets further five years in jail
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last January, Fogarty, of Hyde Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, was sentenced by Judge Colin Daly at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court to six and a half years after he pleaded guilty to charges in respect of Mr Drennan's death by dangerous driving at Dublin Road, Limerick, on October 13, 2023. Counsel said that Fogarty was also sentenced for a drive-by shooting in broad daylight in Limerick city which was part of "a feud", during which Fogarty was the driver of the vehicle and had been consuming illicit substances before and after the shooting.