National court archive · 2026-03-23
Serial hotel robber who fled country for 20 years gets suspended sentence
At a glance
- Crime
- cash robbery
- People
- Darren White, Natasha Reid, Fiona Ferguson, Garda Maurice Cunningham, Judge Martina Baxter, Sarah Costello, Justin McQuade BL
- Locations
- Belmayne Park, Dublin 17, Stephen’s Hall Hotel, Leeson Street, Cassidy’s Hotel, Clarence Hotel, Camden Deluxe Hotel, Charleville Lodge Guest House, Townsend Street, Baldoyle, Blanchardstown, London, Belmayne
- Court
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Outcome
- imposed a 10-year sentence, which she suspended for 10 years
Summary
Darren White received a ten-year suspended sentence and 240 hours of community service for 13 hotel cash robberies in Dublin in 2005 and a Londis robbery in 2006. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that he fled to the UK after failing to appear for sentencing, later returned and built a family and community life. Judge Martina Baxter said the offending involved planning and threats but recognised his rehabilitation and low risk of reoffending.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie