Lucan Woman Pleads Guilty To Sending Threatening Messages To Tanaiste

Thursday, 18 December 2025 14:30

By Martin Osborne - Head Of News

Sandry Barry of Tor an Ri Balgaddy in Lucan appeared in court this morning where she pleaded guilty to sending a threatening or grossly offensive online communication and will be sentenced this afternoon.

A 40-year-old Dublin woman has pleaded guilty to sending threatening online messages to the Tanaiste.

The messages to Simon Harris were read out in the Dublin District Court this morning.

A Detective Garda told the court around six online messages were sent to the Tanaiste at the end of August.

One said ‘blood on your hands you murderer’, another said ‘f you.’

Another read - 'I hope someone does something to your family' and questioned if a member of his family was sexually assaulted, would he sort the country out.

Another said ‘butlet in the head you need’ which gardai believe meant bullet and was mispelled to circumvent online safety protocols.

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