2022-11-28
Gardai describe life-changing impact of shootout in which gunman tried to murder them
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Not guilty by reason of insanity
Outcome: Not guilty by reason of insanity; He believed that "parties were coming to get him" and he "lost it", counsel said, adding: "He was, at all times, struggling with mental health issues." He asked the court to suspend a portion of Goulding's sentence to allow him to reintegrate into society.