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Man (24) pleads guilty at Central Criminal Court to having knife
Summary
On 14 July 2025, a 24‑year‑old man named Conor O'Brien pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to possession of a knife in a public place in Carlow. He admitted having a knife on 21 October 2024 at Market View, New Oak Estate, with the intent to unlawfully cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate. O'Brien, who has been in custody since last October, was remanded until a sentence hearing set for 3 November. The court also ordered a probation report for his hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man (24) pleads guilty at Central Criminal Court to having knife. Charges or matters: possession of a knife in a public place in Carlow; having had with him in a public place an article, namely a knife, intended by him to unlawfully cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate any person either in a particular eventuality or otherwise on October 21, 2024 at Market View, New Oak Estate in Carlow. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 21, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 3 Adjournment
- 2025-07-14 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of a knife in a public place in Carlow; having had with him in a public place an article, namely a knife, intended by him to unlawfully cause injury, incapacitate or intimidate any person either in a particular eventuality or otherwise on October 21, 2024 at Market View, New Oak Estate in Carlow (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Dwyer said count one on the indictment related to another defendant, who is listed before the court in January, but that sentence could proceed in the normal course for O'Brien.; Mr Justice McDermott set a date of November 3 for O'Brien's sentence hearing and remanded the defendant in custody until then.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Carlow
- Market View
- New Oak Estate
- Ardmore Drive
- Browneshill Road
Topics
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