Cases and rulings mentioning Achill from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Central Criminal Court
2025-04-10
Courts News Ireland
Dean Caffrey, aged 38 and from Drumcondra in Dublin, has been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment following his conviction for manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court. The offence arose from the death of Sean McCarthy, a 28-year-old man, on 2 August 2022. Mr Justice Paul...
Central Criminal Court
2025-03-24
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court, the sister of Sean McCarthy addressed the court during the sentencing hearing of Dean Caffrey, who was convicted of her brother's manslaughter. Nicole McCarthy stated she remained "baffled" at how Caffrey continued his daily life normally after...
Central Criminal Court
2024-12-16
Courts News Ireland
A man has been convicted of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court following a ten-week trial in connection with the death of a drug dealer in Dublin. Dean Caffrey, aged 38, of Beaucort, Achill Road, Drumcondra, was acquitted of murder but found guilty of the unlawful...
Central Criminal Court
2024-12-12
Courts News Ireland
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has paused deliberations after approximately eleven hours of consideration in the trial of Dean Caffrey, who denies murdering Sean McCarthy. The twelve jurors will resume their discussions on Monday after being unavailable tomorrow. Mr...
Central Criminal Court
2024-12-11
Courts News Ireland
A jury at the Central Criminal Court is continuing deliberations in the murder trial of Dean Caffrey, aged 38, of Beaucourt, Achill Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. The twelve-person jury has now deliberated for just under seven hours across three days in the case concerning the...
Central Criminal Court
2024-12-10
Courts News Ireland
A jury at the Central Criminal Court has asked to examine the firearm and clothing connected to a fatal shooting as they deliberate in a murder trial. Dean Caffrey, aged 38 of Achill Road, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Sean McCarthy, a 28-year-old whose body was...
Central Criminal Court
2024-12-04
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, defence counsel for Dean Caffrey has urged a jury to acquit his client of murdering Sean McCarthy, contending the prosecution case is fundamentally flawed. Lorcan Staines SC argued that a conviction would amount to a travesty of justice,...
Central Criminal Court
2024-11-05
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, a murder trial heard that Dean Caffrey (38) made enquiries about renting a storage unit shortly after the death of Sean McCarthy (28). Mr Caffrey, of Beaucort, Achill Road, Drumcondra, denies murdering Mr McCarthy, whose body was...
Central Criminal Court
2024-11-01
Courts News Ireland
Detective evidence presented at the Central Criminal Court on Monday has illuminated a growing criminal trend: the modification of blank-firing weapons into functioning firearms. Detective Garda Janette O'Neill gave testimony concerning the investigation into the fatal shooting...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-31
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court, the jury heard that the family of Dean Caffrey became fearful when three men visited their parents' home in Achill, County Mayo, seeking information about the accused. Alan Caffrey, the defendant's brother, testified that he received a concerning...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-29
Courts News Ireland
A murder trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning the day after a man's death in a Drumcondra apartment. A work colleague testified that Dean Caffrey, who is accused of murdering Sean McCarthy on August 2, 2022, appeared to be in good form while working...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-16
Courts News Ireland
The Central Criminal Court has heard evidence during the murder trial of Dean Caffrey, aged 38, of Beaucourt, Achill Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Mr Caffrey has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sean McCarthy between August 2 and 7, 2022. Garda Brian Davis confirmed to the...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-15
Courts News Ireland
At the Central Criminal Court, the State Pathologist has given evidence in the murder trial of Dean Caffrey, aged 38, of Beaucort, Achill Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Dr SallyAnne Collis examined the remains of Sean McCarthy, aged 28, discovered in a suitcase within a wardrobe...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-10
Courts News Ireland
A man accused of murder appeared at the Central Criminal Court on October 10th after voluntarily presenting himself to gardaí with information about a body. Dean Caffrey, aged 38, of Beaucort, Achill Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Sean...
Central Criminal Court
2024-10-07
Courts News Ireland
A jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court for the trial of a 38-year-old man accused of murdering Sean McCarthy. The accused, with an address in Drumcondra, Dublin, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder alleged to have occurred between August 2 and 7, 2022....
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2019-07-04
Courts News Ireland
A man from Achill Road in Ballybrack, Dublin has been sentenced to 32 months imprisonment following his conviction for assaulting his former long-term partner. The assault occurred on December 9, 2018, at her home in Loughlinstown after the defendant had spent the day drinking...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2019-06-25
Courts News Ireland
A 22-year-old man from Dublin's North Strand has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to drug offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Daryl Conroy was stopped by gardaí in Drumcondra on 9 December 2015, when officers discovered a quantity of cannabis and...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2018-07-02
Courts News Ireland
A 25-year-old man has received a fully suspended sentence for his involvement in an armed robbery at a pizzeria in Tallaght in September 2015. Craig Dempsey, now resident in Achill, County Mayo, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing Apache Pizza in Oldbawn...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2018-02-07
Courts News Ireland
A Dublin man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for his role in an aggravated burglary at a home in Crumlin on 7 December 2013. Declan Maxwell, then aged 16, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the offence. The court heard that Maxwell and another man,...
High Court
2017-12-08
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has appointed a provisional liquidator to Tairgi Acla Ltd, a brewery operator on Achill Island, County Mayo. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan made the appointment on Friday, naming chartered accountant John Healy as provisional liquidator following evidence that the...
