Kenneth Kelly’s six-year sentence appeal reserved for judgment

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The Court of Appeal reserved judgment on Kenneth Kelly’s appeal against his six-year prison sentence for demanding money with menaces. The sentence was imposed by Judge James McCourt at Wexford Courthouse after Kelly pleaded guilty. The proceedings were reported on November 6, 2025.

The charge arose from a January 31, 2024 incident in Carnew Road, Gorey, involving a demand for €1,000. Two firearms-related counts involving ammunition and a .177 calibre air pistol were taken into consideration. The appeal concerned an eight-year headline sentence, reduced by two years; defence counsel argued the sentencing judge wrongly linked Kelly to the deceased’s suicide, while the State defended the sentence. The matter was put back to November 20.