Michele Finan
Michele Finan is a judge at Dublin District Court who presided over the bail hearings of the three men charged in connection with a violent riot in Coolock, emphasizing conditions to prevent further disturbances.
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Judge Michele Finan presided over the case of Sandra Barry.
Woman sentenced for ‘catastrophic’ online threats to Simon Harris – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-18
Judge Michele Finan accepted jurisdiction for the case to remain in the District Court.
Woman charged with sending threatening messages to Simon Harris – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-20Judge Michele Finan adjourned the case until January 12th for further proceedings.
Garda pleads not guilty to causing serious injury to Brazilian delivery man – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-25
Judge Michele Finan remanded Mr O’Connor in custody during the hearing.
Man accused of stabbing motorist five times with screwdriver in alleged Dublin carjacking – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-01
Judge Michele Finan at Dublin District Court granted a return for trial order at the request of State solicitor Rory Staines.
Man in 70s sent forward for trial accused of historical sex offences – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-29
Judge Michele Finan presided over the court proceedings involving the accused man.
Man (70s) appears in court charged with dozens of sexual offences – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-22
Judge Michele Finan presided over the case and requested a victim impact statement.
Man (84) admits using sex photos recovered from woman’s old phone to harass her – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-07
Judge Michele Finan remanded Daniel Rostas in custody to appear on July 3rd.
Man (41) charged with causing serious harm after man dies following Balbriggan crash – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-26
Judge Michele Finan refused bail when the accused males appeared before her at Dublin District Court.
Man (60) ‘savagely’ beaten in front of family after assailants break into house armed with machine gun – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-14
Judge Michele Finan reserved her decision on the bail application until Friday.
‘I’ll smoke it tomorrow’, court hears – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-09
Judge Michele Finan refused bail to Adel Attal, citing him as a flight risk.
Man accused of knife ‘slashing’ attack in Dublin city centre is refused bail – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-04
Judge Michele Finan presided over Leanne Kelly's second appearance at Dublin District Court.
Woman accused of €477,000 bus fire damage during Dublin riots granted bail – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-14
Judge Michele Finan noted that this was the first listing of the case.
Garda faces trial after Brazilian delivery driver’s leg severed at M50 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-08
Judge Michele Finan noted the Director of Public Prosecutions directed trial on the indictment.
Dublin businessman sent forward for trial on coercive control charges – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-28
Judge Michele Finan presided over the court proceedings involving Gavin O'Reilly.
Garda superintendent charged with assaulting woman during incident in Dublin – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-28
Judge Michèle Finan heard the case and granted bail with conditions.
Gardaí found men at kitchen table next to €300,000 worth of drugs – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-21
Judge Michèle Finan heard the case against the two men charged with cocaine possession.
Pair charged over €87,000 cocaine seizure in Dublin city centre – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-20
Judge Michele Finan presided over the court appearance of John Eghomwanre.
Sixth man charged in relation to death of Quham Babatunde in Dublin assault – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-08
Judge Michele Finan ordered the trio to stay away from International Protection Accommodation Service centres.
Man (47) identified using video footage accused of ‘inciting’ Coolock riot – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-24
