Leeanda Farrelly sent for trial over child identification offence

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

Leeanda Farrelly was sent for trial accused of publishing material likely to identify a child involved in criminal proceedings, at Dublin District Court on 11 May 2021. The alleged Facebook post concerned Boy A, whose identity was protected after his conviction for Ana Kriégel’s murder.

The Journal reported that Farrelly, 47, of Tallaght, had been served with a book of evidence and that the Director of Public Prosecutions consented to her trial in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge John Brennan made the return-for-trial order and listed the case for 7 July.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.