2026-04-13 · Dublin
Pair with combined 365 previous convictions get 7.5 years for 'gratuitously violent' robbery
Two criminals with a combined 365 previous convictions have been jailed for seven and a half years for a "distressing" and "gratuitously violent" robbery, during which the victim was falsely imprisoned, strangled, and thrown headfirst onto LUAS tracks. The victim was approached by Conor Manning (30) and Jackie McElhaton (50), who struck him with…