Gabor Istrauffy: jailed for child-abuse material

Hungarian national Gabor Istrauffy pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing child sexual abuse material in Kinsale. Cork Circuit Criminal Court jailed him for nine months after viewing a sample of the videos and images.

How the material was discovered

The court heard that Istrauffy gave a disc to a colleague so she could record something for him. She discovered the material and brought it to Garda attention. A detective said Istrauffy cooperated when Garda officers searched his home.

Timeline

• 28 September-1 October 2007: One count concerned a disc at the Swell Bar, Pearse Street, Kinsale.
• 5 October 2007: The second count concerned similar material at his Kinsale home.
• 17 June 2008: Istrauffy pleaded guilty to both counts at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.
• 18 June 2008: The reported sentence was nine months.

Cost benchmark

Nine months at the Irish Prison Service 2024 staffed-space average gives a nominal gross benchmark of €74,304. It is not an audited individual cost and excludes Garda investigation, prosecution, courts, legal aid and supervision.

Sources

• Irish Examiner plea, evidence and sentence report.
• Irish Prison Service Annual Report 2024.

Record checked: 17 August 2026. The modern term child sexual abuse material is used in the narrative; the cited 2008 court report uses the statutory terminology of that period.