Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Bryan Kennedy

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

2023-04-17

Husband jailed for hiring 'unhinged' hitman in 'grotesque plan' to kill couple having 'online affair' with wife

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Bryan Kennedy (35) was today sentenced at the Central Criminal Court by Ms Justice Caroline Biggs to five years' imprisonment with the final six months suspended for six months. The judge said that during the suspended six-month portion of the sentence Kennedy is to engage with all training and educational courses and with emotional and mental support facilities recommended by the Probation Service.

2023-01-16

Dad to be jailed for hiring hitman to kill women having 'online affair' with wife

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Bryan Kennedy (35) will not begin his sentence immediately because Ms Justice Caroline Biggs said she wants to allow time for the child and family agency Tusla to put in place supports for his children. She adjourned the matter until April 17 next, when Kennedy is expected to be taken into custody once the court has been satisfied that his children will not be disadvantaged by his prison sentence.; She adjourned the matter until April 17 next, when Kennedy is expected to be taken into custody once the court has been satisfied that his children will not be disadvantaged by his prison sentence.

2022-11-01

Husband solicited man to murder women after discovering wife's 'intimate' messages

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Mr Dwyer told Ms Justice Caroline Biggs that Kennedy was facing a maximum of 10 years' imprisonment on both charges.; Ms Justice Biggs adjourned the matter to January 16, 2023, for an update on the reports required and remanded Kennedy on continuing bail, to which there was no garda objection.