2019-07-26 · Dublin
Syringe-wielding robber loses appeal
Christopher Black, 27, pleaded guilty to two robberies and heroin possession in Dublin in late 2016 and early 2017. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to consecutive terms totalling four‑and‑a‑half years on 6 December 2017. Black's appeal against the severity of that sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Justice Aileen Donnelly, sitting…