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Special Criminal Court2026-01-26

Criminal who moved teen's body parts was acting under instructions of 'highly volatile' Robbie Lawlor

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Glen Bride, a 32-year-old with 86 previous convictions, appeared before the Special Criminal Court for his role in the disposal of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. The court heard that Bride drove a stolen vehicle containing the...

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Special Criminal Court2026-01-19

Mother of Keane Mulready-Woods tells court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' of his murder

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At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on January 19th, Elizabeth Mulready, mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, delivered a victim impact statement describing the "cruelty and inhumanity" of her son's murder. The 17-year-old was killed in...

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Special Criminal Court2023-01-23

Teen's murder 'one of the most horrifying' in Irish history, mother tells court

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At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on 23 January 2023, two men pleaded guilty to facilitating the murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods at Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, in January 2020. Gerard Cruise, aged 49, and Paul Crosby, aged...

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Special Criminal Court2023-01-13

Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder

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A 49-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to facilitating the murder of teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Gerard Cruise, with an address at Lower Sherrard Street in Dublin 1, was originally charged with the...

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Central Criminal Court2022-03-08

Four years for man who cleaned up Mulready-Woods murder house

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A man has been sentenced to four years in prison at the Central Criminal Court for cleaning up and removing blood-stained evidence from his Drogheda home where teenager Kean Mulready Woods was murdered in January 2020. Gerard McKenna,...

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Central Criminal Court2021-11-29

Man admits to cleaning up Mulready Woods murder scene

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A 52-year-old man from Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, has pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to cleaning up and removing evidence from a murder scene. Gerard McKenna admitted to obstructing the apprehension or prosecution of another...

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High Court2021-09-07

2022 Case Preview

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As the Central Criminal Court prepared to resume following vacation in September 2021, several high-profile cases were scheduled for hearing over the following court year. The trial of Lisa Smith, a former Irish Defence Forces member, was...

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