2025-04-08
Criminal gets 6.5 years for campaign of violence against partner
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He set a headline global sentence of nine years before he imposed a four-year sentence on the charge of coercive control and a consecutive term of two and a half years on one of the charges of assault causing harm. McCarthy is currently serving a prison sentence for burglary of the Keogh's home and is due for release in July this year.; The court heard McCarthy was remanded in custody in August 2023 but was released in error, during which time he turned up at Heuston Station where he knew Ms Keogh would be getting a train to her family home.