2015-04-13 · Dublin
Grandfather avoids jail for his part in armed raid
Joseph Prendergast, aged 50, pleaded guilty to robbing €3,500 from a Permanent TSB office in Phibsboro on 16 November 2012. He was described by Garda Dan D'Arcy as acting mainly as a look‑out at the door while co‑accused Paul Carabini, aged 48, threatened staff and customers with a knife. Prendergast had 59 prior convictions, including drug…