National court archive · 2026-03-26
Emergency room bag thief has sentence cut
At a glance
- Crime
- stealing a backpack with various items inside, including medication, to the value of €100
- People
- Gary Riordan, Sergeant Lee Kelly, Judge Cephas Power, Lydia Daly BL
- Locations
- Talbot Street
- Court
- District Court Appeals Court
- Outcome
- reduce the jail sentence from three months to two months
Summary
Gary Riordan’s three-month sentence for stealing a backpack containing medication from the Mater Hospital emergency room was reduced on appeal. The court also took other theft, bicycle and drug matters into consideration, while noting his treatment and education in custody; the two-month term will run concurrently with another sentence.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie