2026-05-21
'Dad, Dad, wake up': five years for driver, partner avoids jail after married couple died in hit-and-run
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: His partner Nicole Fallon (36) was given a suspended sentence for impeding Halpin's apprehension by moving the car and hiding potential evidence following the deaths, which happened as Halpin drove home to Blanchardstown from visiting their infant son in hospital. He sentenced Halpin to five years in prison and disqualified him from driving for 10 years.