Jury in Carrigaline trial reach a verdict on one of the accused

The jury in the Carrigaline murder trial have just reached a verdict against one of the two men on trial – finding Jordan Deasy not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

This verdict was revealed at noon today by the jury who have been deliberating since last Friday.

The total amount of time spent deliberating in their jury room totalled 14 hours and 47 minutes at the time this verdict was delivered.

Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford then asked the jury if they had reached a point where no further time would be of benefit in considering a verdict on the other accused, Ricardo Hoey. 

They indicated that they would like more time to deliberate on Mr Hoey’s case and immediately returned to their jury room to continue in this regard.

21-year-old Ricardo Hoey of 7 Ardcarrig, Carrigaline, County Cork, and 19-year-old Jordan Deasy of 41 Ravensdale, Heron's Wood, both pleaded not guilty to the single charge against them, namely that on December 28, 2022 at Glenwood estate, Carrigaline, County Cork, they did murder 29-year-old Matt O’Neill, contrary to common law.

Ms Justice Lankford told the jury as they commenced their deliberations on April 19 that they should approach the case as effectively being two separate trials and that in each one there were three possible verdicts open to them: guilty of murder, guilty of manslaughter or not guilty.

Now the six men and six women of the jury have made their decision in respect of Jordan Deasy, finding him guilty of manslaughter but not guilty of murder.