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Mentally ill man wielded knife in front of school children

Date
2025-03-06

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Oisin Peavoy, 39, of Granby Row, Dublin, pleaded guilty in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two counts of production of a weapon at Parnell Square and Gardiner Street Upper on 28 May 2024. He was found to have wielded a knife in front of two separate busloads of school children, one near a creche and the other en route to Dublin Zoo. Peavoy, who has no prior convictions and is diagnosed with schizophrenia, was arrested at 10:00 am and remanded before being transferred to the Central Mental Hospital. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, suspending the final two years for two years, and imposed 18 months of post‑release supervision by Probation Services. The sentence was back‑dated to 28 May 2024. The court noted Peavoy's mental health difficulties and his non‑compliance with medication at the time of the incidents. The victim impact statement from the creche worker was not read out.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mentally ill man wielded knife in front of school children. Charges or matters: two counts of production on an article at locations in Parnell Square and Gardiner Street Upper on May 28, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 28, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
2025-03-06 Publication

Case subjects

Oisin Peavoy

Defendant

Charges: two counts of production on an article at locations in Parnell Square and Gardiner Street Upper on May 28, 2024 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced him to three years in prison but suspended the final two years for two years. The judge backdated the sentence to May 28, 2024, when Peavoy went into custody.; Peavoy was remanded in custody but later transferred to the Central Mental Hospital.