Abdullah Khan: Gardaí may appeal length of Islamist knife attacker's 6.5-year sentence

Garda HQ could appeal on the grounds of undue leniency as the self-described 'jihadi' was jailed after stabbing a garda and firebombing a pub linked to Conor McGregor
Abdullah Khan shouted 'Alluha Akbar' (‘God is great’) when he assailed Garda Gary Lynch and Garda Patrick Nevin on Capel St in Dublin, lacerating Garda Lynch repeatedly on his upper and lower right arm. File picture

Abdullah Khan shouted 'Alluha Akbar' (‘God is great’) when he assailed Garda Gary Lynch and Garda Patrick Nevin on Capel St in Dublin, lacerating Garda Lynch repeatedly on his upper and lower right arm. File picture

Tue, 03 Nov, 2026 - 00:55
Cormac O’Keeffe

An Garda Síochána may consider its options — including a possible appeal — after an Islamist terrorist received a six-and-a-half-year jail term for a frenzied knife attack on a garda and the firebombing of a Conor McGregor pub.

The Irish Examiner understands that if Garda management decides to adopt this approach, that “all options” would be on the table, including asking the DPP to appeal the sentence on the basis of undue leniency.

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