Teen charged over fatal assault of Limerick grandfather
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Jamie Bailey, aged 38, from Limerick city was laid to rest last month
GARDAI have charged a teenager in connection with the fatal assault of a 38-year-old Limerick grandfather in Dublin last month.
Jamie Bailey, originally from Rossa Avenue, Mulgrave Street in Limerick city, was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday, October 18.
He was well known to gardai and served time in prison. Mr Bailey lived in Castleconnell for a period before moving to Dublin.
There were three men, including Mr Bailey, and a woman present at the time of the fatal incident. It is believed one of the men stabbed Mr Bailey before fleeing the scene.
A garda spokesperson said this Friday: “Gardaí continue to investigate a fatal assault which occurred at Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, in the early hours of Sunday 18th October 2026.
“The adult male, aged in his late teens, arrested in connection with this investigation on Thursday, November 5, 2026, has since been charged. He is expected to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice (CCJ) this evening, Friday, November 6, 2026.”
The garda spokesperson concluded by saying, “investigations are ongoing”.
Mr Bailey, a father-of-three and grandfather-of-one, was laid to rest in Mount St Oliver Cemetery after funeral Mass in St John’s Cathedral on Monday, October 26.