Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Christopher Devine

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2026-04-30

Mum-of-eight who booked hotel stays with gunman husband during garda manhunt gets suspended sentence

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: The judge imposed a sentence of 18 months suspended for a period of 18 months on condition that Ms Devine enter into a bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour. He asked the judge to leave Ms Devine within the community and mark her offending behaviour with a suspended sentence.

2026-03-13

Mum-of-eight booked hotel stays with gunman husband during garda manhunt, court told

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: He asked the judge to leave Ms Devine within the community and mark her offending behaviour with a suspended sentence. Ms Justice Greally remanded Ms Devine on continuing bail until April 16, when she will be sentenced.; Ms Justice Greally remanded Ms Devine on continuing bail until April 16, when she will be sentenced.

2026-03-02

Woman who withheld information on murderer husband fails to appear in court

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-12-08

Jury reject cocaine-shovelling gunman's mental disorder claim, convict him of murder

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Following today's verdict, Ms Justice Melanie Greally, who presided in the trial, adjourned the matter to December 19 when Devine faces the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.; Following today's verdict, Ms Justice Melanie Greally, who presided in the trial, adjourned the matter to December 19 when Devine faces the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment.

2025-12-05

Jury in trial of gunman who took 'industrial quantities' of cocaine hear of manslaughter options

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-12-04

Cocaine-taking gunman knew what he was doing by unloading machine gun into friend, prosecution tell intoxication murder trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-12-03

Murder accused who was taking 'big shovels' of cocaine was suffering from 'substance-induced psychotic disorder', psychiatrist tells trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-12-02

Murder accused said he stood best man for friend he shot with machine gun, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-12-01

Machine gun victim shot five times, pathologist tells murder trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-11-28

Murder accused wouldn't recognise own family when on cocaine, trial hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-11-27

Man who opened fire on relative with submachine gun does not meet insanity criteria, prosecution say

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2025-11-26

Man who admits killing but denies murder to go on trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty