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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
  6. courtsMan admits to helping in movement and disposal of teen's body parts
  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 men have been sentenced to six years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for their roles in transporting and disposing of the remains of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Stephen Carberry, aged 48, and Glen Bride, aged 32, pleaded guilty to assisting in the movement and disposal of the dismembered body. Justice Karen O'Connor described their actions as displaying "abhorrent inhumanity and…

Courts News Ireland report
16 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland

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

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 adolescent's remains from Drogheda to Dublin in January 2020, acting under instructions from criminal Robbie Lawlor, described as highly volatile and dangerous. Bride had previously…

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26 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland

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

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 Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, in January 2020, and his dismembered remains were scattered across two counties. Ms Mulready spoke of the lifelong trauma inflicted on her family and the…

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19 Jan 2026 · Courts News Ireland

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

A Dublin man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to assisting an offender in the movement and disposal of body parts belonging to Keane Mulready-Woods, a teenager murdered in Drogheda in January 2020. Stephen Carberry, aged 47, admitted the charge relating to acts carried out between 13 and 15 January 2020. The Director of Public Prosecutions will enter a nolle prosequi on two remaining counts against…

Courts News Ireland report
01 Dec 2025 · Courts News Ireland

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

Glen Bride, aged 32 of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5, has pleaded guilty before the Special Criminal Court to assisting in the movement and disposal of body parts belonging to murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. The charge related to events on January 15, 2020, when Bride knowingly participated in transporting and disposing of remains with intent to obstruct the apprehension or prosecution of another…

Courts News Ireland report
24 Nov 2025 · Courts News Ireland

Pair accused of disposing of body parts of murdered teen Keane Mulready Woods get trial date

Two men have been assigned a trial date at the Special Criminal Court in connection with the disposal of body parts of murdered teenager Keane Mulready-Woods. Stephen Carberry, aged 47, of Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, and Glen Bride, aged 31, of Mount Olive Park, Kilbarrick, Dublin 5, appeared before the three-judge court this morning. Carberry faces three charges alleging transportation and disposal of the…

Courts News Ireland report
24 Mar 2025 · 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 that he will be tried before the three-judge, non-jury tribunal. He faces three charges relating to the death of the 17-year-old, who was killed…

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02 Aug 2024 · Courts News Ireland

Man accused of disposing of murdered teen's body parts to face Special Criminal Court trial

A Dublin man is to stand trial before the Special Criminal Court in connection with the death of teenager Keane Mulready Woods. Stephen Carberry, aged 46 and residing on Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, faces three charges arising from the case. He is accused of transporting and disposing of body parts between January 13 and 15, 2020 at Trinity Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3, with the intention or recklessness of…

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31 Jul 2024 · Courts News Ireland

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

At the Special Criminal Court on 10 February 2023, Paul Crosby of Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment with the final six months suspended for two years, following his guilty plea to facilitating the murder of seventeen-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods. His co-accused Gerard Cruise, with addresses in Drogheda and Dublin, received seven-and-a-half years with the final six months suspended…

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10 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland

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

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 27, both of Rathmullan Park, admitted the offence under Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006. The teenager disappeared on 12 January 2020; his remains were discovered over…

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23 Jan 2023 · 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, County Louth, on January 12 or 13, 2020. He pleaded guilty today to participating in activities with intent to facilitate the serious offence…

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13 Jan 2023 · 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 the lesser charge. The teenager was last seen alive in Drogheda on January 12th, 2020. His remains were subsequently discovered across…

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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...