Jason O’Connor jailed for murder conspiracy at Special Criminal Court

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Jason ‘Jay’ O’Connor was jailed for 11 years for conspiring to murder Charlie Cooper at the Special Criminal Court on 14 October 2024. The conspiracy concerned a planned shooting at Cooper’s home in Parslickstown Green, Mulhuddart, on 5 December 2016.

The court imposed a 15-year sentence for facilitating murder, with the final four years suspended, and a concurrent seven-year sentence for conspiracy to murder. The terms run concurrently, so the stated total sentence was 15 years, with four years suspended.

The court heard that O’Connor pleaded guilty to the reduced conspiracy charge and admitted helping the Kinahan organised crime group commit murder. The judge said Cooper’s survival meant O’Connor avoided the possibility of a life sentence.