2021-07-19
Former Dublin hurler has conditions of robbery sentence altered
Stage: Appeal
Outcome: Coyne was sentenced to five years in prison with the final two years suspended at Longford Circuit Criminal Court in May 2020 after pleading guilty to the robbery of the post office in Ardagh, Co Longford on October 16, 2019 and three related charges. The sentencing judge, Judge Keenan Johnson, suspended part of Coyne's sentence on several conditions including that he attend a residential drug treatment course within 18 months of his release from prison and pay €4,000 to each of his two victims within two years of his release, with €2,000 to be paid to each in the first 12 months.