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  3. courtsCriminal who moved teen's body parts was acting under instructions of 'highly volatile' Robbie Lawlor
  4. courtsMother of Keane Mulready-Woods tells court of 'cruelty and inhumanity' of his murder
  5. courtsSecond man admits to helping in movement and disposal of Keane Mulready Woods remains
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  7. courtsPair accused of disposing of body parts of murdered teen Keane Mulready Woods get trial date
  8. courtsLegal aid for man accused of disposing of teen's body parts
  9. courtsMan accused of disposing of murdered teen's body parts to face Special Criminal Court trial
  10. courtsDrogheda criminal Crosby gets 10 years for role in 'inhuman' Mulready-Woods murder
  11. courtsTeen's murder 'one of the most horrifying' in Irish history, mother tells court
  12. courtsSecond man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder

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Pair jailed for disposal of dismembered remains of Keane Mulready Woods

Two criminals who showed "abhorrent inhumanity and disrespect" by helping dispose of the dismembered remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods have each been sentenced to six years in prison by the Special Criminal Court. One of the offenders – Stephen Carberry – had his sentence reduced as,

Courts News Ireland report
16 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland

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

(File Pictured: Elizabeth Mulready. Photo: Collins) The mother of Keane Mulready-Woods, whose dismembered body parts were scattered across two counties by a criminal gang, has told a court that the “cruelty and inhumanity” of his murder is something no parent should ever have to face. Elizabeth Mulr

Courts News Ireland report
19 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland

Second man admits to helping in movement and disposal of Keane Mulready Woods remains

A second man has pleaded guilty to assisting an offender by helping in the movement and disposal of the body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods, whose dismembered remains were discovered in Dublin almost six years ago. Stephen Carberry (47), of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4 was arraigned

Courts News Ireland report
01 Dec 2025 · Courts News Ireland

Man admits to helping in movement and disposal of teen's body parts

A 32-year-old man has pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of the body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods, whose dismembered remains were discovered in Dublin almost six years ago. Glen Bride (32) of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5 was arraigned before the non

Courts News Ireland report
24 Nov 2025 · Courts News Ireland

Legal aid for man accused of disposing of teen's body parts

A Dublin man accused of disposing of the body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready Woods was granted legal aid by the Special Criminal Court this morning. Stephen Carberry (46) of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4 appeared briefly to be served with formal notice that he will be tried before the three

Courts News Ireland report
02 Aug 2024 · Courts News Ireland

Drogheda criminal Crosby gets 10 years for role in 'inhuman' Mulready-Woods murder

The Special Criminal Court has jailed a Drogheda criminal for ten years for assisting in the "disgraceful and inhuman" murder of teenager Keane Mulready Woods, whose body was chopped up and discarded at various locations in Louth and north Dublin. Mr Justice Tony Hunt today suspended part of Paul Cr

Courts News Ireland report
10 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland

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

(File Picture: Defendant Gerard Cruise. Photo: Collins) The mother of a 17-year-old boy who was murdered and chopped up by a criminal gang has said she wishes she could see her son one last time and hear him say: "I love you mam". In a statement read out at a sentence hearing for two men who facilit

Courts News Ireland report
23 Jan 2023 · Courts News Ireland

Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder

(Pictured: Gerard Cruise. Photo: Collins) A second man who was accused of murdering teenager Keane Mulready-Woods has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court this morning to the lesser charge of facilitating the 17-year-old's murder. Gerard Cruise with an address at Lower Sherrard Street in Dub

Courts News Ireland report
13 Jan 2023 · Courts News Ireland

Drogheda criminal admits facilitating Mulready-Woods murder

Drogheda Criminal Paul Crosby, who was accused of murdering teenager Keane Mulready-Woods, has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court this morning to the lesser charge of facilitating the 17-year-old's murder. Crosby (27) of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Co Louth, had been given a date early in t

Courts News Ireland report
05 Dec 2022 · Courts News Ireland

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Special Criminal Court 2024-08-02 Courts News Ireland

Legal aid for man accused of disposing of teen's body parts

A man charged in connection with the disposal of body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods has been granted legal aid by the Special Criminal Court. Stephen Carberry, 46, of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, appeared before the court on Friday to receive formal notice...

Special Criminal Court 2023-01-13 Courts News Ireland

Second man admits facilitating Keane Mulready-Woods murder

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 murder at a house in Rathmullan Park,...

Special Criminal Court 2022-12-05 Courts News Ireland

Drogheda criminal admits facilitating Mulready-Woods murder

Paul Crosby (27), from Rathmullan Park in Drogheda, Co Louth, pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court on December 5th to facilitating the murder of seventeen-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods. Crosby had been scheduled for trial on a murder charge but was instead arraigned on...

Special Criminal Court 2022-04-25 Courts News Ireland

Provisional date for Keane Mulready-Woods murder trial

Two men have been given a provisional trial date of January 23, 2023 at the Special Criminal Court in connection with the death of a Drogheda teenager. Paul Crosby, aged 25, of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, County Louth, and Gerard Cruise, aged 47, with addresses in Dublin 1 and...

Special Criminal Court 2022-04-07 Courts News Ireland

Keane Mulready Woods murder trial to be delayed, court hears

Two men charged with the murder of Keane Mulready Woods will not stand trial next month as gardaí continue their investigation into the teenager's death and dismemberment. The Special Criminal Court heard on Thursday that the prosecution has already disclosed some information...

Central Criminal Court 2022-03-08 Courts News Ireland

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

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, aged 52, of Rathmullen Park in Drogheda,...

Central Criminal Court 2021-11-29 Courts News Ireland

Man admits to cleaning up Mulready Woods murder scene

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 person in connection with the death of...

High Court 2021-09-07 Courts News Ireland

2022 Case Preview

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 set for January 2022 at the Special...