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Convicted murderer jailed for 15 years for 2019 shooting
Summary
Bernard Fogarty, aged 35, was sentenced by the Special Criminal Court to 15 years' imprisonment for the attempted murder of Mark Ivers during a shooting on Donaghmede's Streamville Road on 6 September 2019. Fogarty pleaded guilty, a plea that the judge, Mr Justice Tony Hunt, said earned a five‑year reduction from the headline 20‑year sentence. The court noted Fogarty's history of 54 convictions, including a life sentence for murder, and his involvement in the 2020 gun‑murder of Barry Wolverson and assault on Gerard Wildman. Evidence presented included eyewitness accounts of a balaclava‑clad gunman approaching Ivers' house, gunshot wounds to Ivers' femur, abdomen and liver, and CCTV footage of the suspect's vehicle. Fogarty was arrested on 22 October 2020 and entered custody on 12 July 2021. The sentence is to run from the date of the hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Convicted murderer jailed for 15 years for 2019 shooting. Charges or matters: the attempted murder of Mr Ivers at Streamville Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, on September 6, 2019; the attempted murder of Mr Ivers in Donaghmede last February. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 6, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 17, 2020 Incident
- July 12, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 22, 2020 Incident
- 2023-05-19 Publication
Why: Det Sgt Colbert gave evidence that the woman said, "Oh, my God, he has a gun," and she felt the man heard her because he looked at her. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the attempted murder of Mr Ivers at Streamville Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, on September 6, 2019; the attempted murder of Mr Ivers in Donaghmede last February (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Before delivering the sentence today, Mr Justice Hunt said that Fogarty had pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Mr Ivers in Donaghmede last February. Mr Justice Hunt, sitting with Judge Sarah Berkeley and Judge Alan Mitchell, sentenced Fogarty to 15 years imprisonment.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Streamville Road
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