2025-10-24
Man died pushing niece to safety, court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Keith O'Brien (50) of Lowvalley, Crossmolina, was yesterday given a suspended sentence and disqualified from driving for 10 years at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court. He set a headline sentence of three and a half years but reduced this to two and a half years suspended, describing O'Brien as a "good man who made a terrible error". "He showed utter failure to drive properly and appalling lack of judgement.