2019-05-27
Grandson of former Lord Mayor jailed for having explosives in Dublin city
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Declan McDermott (30) was today jailed for seven years while his co-accused Mairtin Manning (24), the grandson of Mr Burke, was also sentenced to seven years in prison. Sentencing McDermott and Manning, the judge said the court would reduce the headline sentence of nine years and six months and impose a sentence of seven years imprisonment on each defendant, backdated to April this year when they went into custody.