A 21-year-old man who confessed to making a threat to kill a young woman where he texted another person saying that she was going to be tied, chopped and murdered, was remanded in custody for sentencing on March 5. Ruairí Lally appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where evidence was given on the background to the crime and the defendant’s own background. One of the conditions of the suspension was that he be of good behaviour and have no contact directly or indirectly with the young woman upon his release from prison. However, he resumed texting the young woman upon his release from prison and on September 4, 2025, gardaí obtained a civil restraining order at Cork District Court restraining him from having any contact with the woman until September 2028. The Probation Officer immediately made contact with gardaí and three days later on September 30, Lally presented at Togher Garda Station.

Source: Irish Examiner February 14, 2026 21:46 UTC