Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Declan Donaghey

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2026-05-19

Dublin rioter's 6.5-year jail sentence is upheld on appeal

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: In November 2024, Judge Orla Crowe sentenced Donaghey to seven-and-a-half years with the final year suspended on the arson charge to incentivise rehabilitation. She imposed concurrent sentences of four-and-a-half and three years respectively for the violent disorder and criminal damage charges.

2024-11-20

Dublin rioter who set garda car alight gets 6.5 years

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A large crowd of supporters were in court today, some of whom looked shocked as the sentence was imposed on Declan Donaghey (28), while others cried. Judge Crowe sentenced him to seven-and-a-half years with the final year suspended on the arson charge to incentivise rehabilitation.

2024-11-18

Dublin rioter who set garda car alight said he 'felt bad' over school stabbings

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Orla Crowe remanded Donaghey in custody pending sentence tomorrow.; Judge Orla Crowe remanded Donaghey in custody pending sentence tomorrow.