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Carlow man's "chop you up" threat over drug debt

Date
2025-11-13

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Carlow

County
Carlow

Summary

Justin Doyle, 29, of Carlow, was on temporary release from a four‑year prison term when he repeatedly called the home of a woman he claimed owed him money for a drug debt. Over a two‑week period he threatened to "chop you up" if she did not pay, and made further harassing calls, including one in which he said she had only paid €4,650. The woman had already paid a total of €15,600 by November 2024. Doyle had previously been convicted of demanding money with menace at Kilkenny Circuit Criminal Court and had 110 prior convictions. At Carlow Circuit Criminal Court he pleaded guilty to four counts of demanding money with menace. Judge Eugene O'Kelly sentenced him to six years in prison, suspending the final two years on the condition of probation and compliance with the Probation Service for two years. The sentence was back‑dated to November 2024 when Doyle first entered custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Carlow man's "chop you up" threat over drug debt. Charges or matters: four counts of demanding money with menace from the woman in November 2024. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

November 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
November 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
November 9, 2024 Hearing Or Sentence
November 19, 2024 Incident
2025-11-13 Publication

Case subjects

Justin Doyle

Convicted Person

Charges: four counts of demanding money with menace from the woman in November 2024 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Justin Doyle (29) of Tyndall Avenue, Leighlinbridge, Carlow, was jailed for four years after he pleaded guilty at Carlow Circuit Criminal Court to four counts of demanding money with menace from the woman in November 2024. He suspended the final two years of that sentence on the condition that Doyle remain under the supervision of the Probation Service and follow all their directions for two years.