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'Dad, Dad, wake up': five years for driver, partner avoids jail after married couple died in hit-and-run

Date
2026-05-21

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Blanchardstown

County
Dublin

Summary

A repeat offender who caused the deaths of a married couple in a hit-and-run was jailed for five years. John Halpin, who had 43 previous convictions, was speeding and ran a red light, killing Anthony and Georgina Hogg Moore. His partner, Nicole Fallon, received a suspended sentence for impeding the investigation by moving the car and hiding evidence. The victims' children gave emotional impact statements, describing the trauma of losing both parents. Halpin claimed he didn't see the red light and was in a state of panic after the collision. The judge sentenced Halpin to five years in prison and disqualified him from driving for 10 years, while imposing a three-year suspended sentence on Fallon, considering the impact on her children. John Halpin pleaded guilty. Nicole Fallon pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Dad, Dad, wake up': five years for driver, partner avoids jail after married couple died in hit-and-run. Charges or matters: dangerous driving causing the deaths of Anthony (Anto) Hogg (40) and 39-year-old Georgina Hogg Moore in Blanchardstown on December 26, 2024; two counts of failing to stop and leaving the scene of an accident, knowing that an injury had been caused on the same date; impeding the apprehension of John Halpin, knowing that he had committed the offence of dangerous driving causing death. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

December 26, 2024 Other
Christmas Other
2026-05-21 Publication

Why: She explained that they had a child in hospital and were taking it in turns to stay there. CNI source report

Case subjects

John Halpin

Convicted Person

Charges: dangerous driving causing the deaths of Anthony (Anto) Hogg (40) and 39-year-old Georgina Hogg Moore in Blanchardstown on December 26, 2024; two counts of failing to stop and leaving the scene of an accident, knowing that an injury had been caused on the same date; impeding the apprehension of John Halpin, knowing that he had committed the offence of dangerous driving causing death (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: His partner Nicole Fallon (36) was given a suspended sentence for impeding Halpin's apprehension by moving the car and hiding potential evidence following the deaths, which happened as Halpin drove home to Blanchardstown from visiting their infant son in hospital. He sentenced Halpin to five years in prison and disqualified him from driving for 10 years.

Nicole Fallon

Convicted Person

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: His partner Nicole Fallon (36) was given a suspended sentence for impeding Halpin's apprehension by moving the car and hiding potential evidence following the deaths, which happened as Halpin drove home to Blanchardstown from visiting their infant son in hospital. He imposed a three-year suspended sentence on Fallon and extended his sympathies to the Hogg and Moore families, on what he described as a terrible tragedy.