Jim Mansfield Jnr is an Irish businessman who was convicted in January 2022 of attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to the 9 June 2015 kidnapping of Martin Byrne.
Early life
Mansfield Jnr and his two brothers, Tony and PJ are the sons of
Jim Mansfield
James Mansfield, Sr. (9 April 1939 – 29 January 2014) was an Irish property developer and millionaire with a property portfolio that included the Citywest Hotel and Golf Resort, several developments local to the Saggart, Citywest and Tallagh ...
, a prominent Irish property developer and millionaire.
[ Mansfield Jnr left school early, having had difficulty reading.][
]
Personal life
Mansfield Jnr married young and later separated from his wife.[
]
Business
His brother Tony took over the heavy equipment part of their father's business and Jim was more involved in other areas, such as the Citywest
Citywest ( ga, Iarthar na Cathrach) is a suburban development on the southwestern periphery of Dublin, originally developed as a "business campus." It contains a large hotel, with a convention centre, a small shopping centre and a small but ex ...
hotel and other facilities, Weston Airport
Weston Airport, also called Dublin Weston Airport, is a publicly licensed general aviation (GA) airport serving Dublin and its environs since the early 1930s. It is located between Leixlip, County Kildare, and Lucan, Dublin west of Dublin. It ...
, and a planned convention centre.[ Jim took on a major role, with PJ acting as assistant.][ Jim frequently worked with his father.][
In 2015 he lost an appeal against a judgement order being granted against him in favour of ]Allied Irish Banks
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. is one of the so-called Big Four commercial banks in Ireland. AIB offers a full range of personal, business and corporate banking services. The bank also offers a range of general insurance products such as home, trav ...
.[
]
Criminal conviction
Background
On 9 June 2015 Martin Byrne was kidnapped by Dessie O'Hare
Dessie O'Hare (born 26 October 1956), also known as "The Border Fox", is an Irish republican paramilitary who was once the most wanted man in Ireland.
O'Hare was originally in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) but left in the late 19 ...
and Declan "Whacker" Duffy and five others.[ Byrne was taken to his family home in ]Saggart
Saggart ( ga, Teach Sagard) is a village in South Dublin, Ireland, south west of Dublin city. It lies between the N7 (Naas Road), Rathcoole, Citywest and Tallaght. It is one of the fastest-growing settlements in Ireland, showing a populat ...
, where he was assaulted in front of his wife and son.[ They were also told to vacate their home.][
]
Conviction
Jim Mansfield Jnr was convicted in January 2022 of attempting to pervert the course of justice by telling Patrick Byrne (brother of Martin) to destroy CCTV recordings which showed Martin and Mansfield leaving the Finnstown House Hotel on the morning of 9 June 2015.[ The recordings were not destroyed and were handed to the ]Garda Síochána
(; meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace"), more commonly referred to as the Gardaí (; "Guardians") or "the Guards", is the national police service of Ireland. The service is headed by the Garda Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Gover ...
.[ In February 2022 he was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the ]Special Criminal Court
The Special Criminal Court (SCC; ga, Cúirt Choiriúil Speisialta) is a juryless criminal court in Ireland which tries terrorism and serious organised crime cases.
Legal basis
Article 38 of the Constitution of Ireland empowers the Dáil to ...
, with the final six months suspended.[ The sentence was backdated to 17 January 2022.][
]
References
{{Reflist
Businesspeople from County Dublin
Irish businesspeople in real estate