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Court reports mentioning Andy Donohue

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2025-10-07

Teen who fire-bombed building earmarked for asylum seekers has suspended portion of sentence doubled

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Andy Donohue (19), with an address at Citywest View, Tallaght, was sentenced to six years with one suspended by Judge Martin Nolan last February, having pleaded guilty to one count of arson at St John's House, High Street, Tallaght on May 24, 2024. He argued a substantial part of the sentence imposed after mitigation should have been suspended.

2025-02-18

Teen gets five years for fire-bombing building earmarked for asylum seekers

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Handing down sentence, Judge Martin Nolan said Donohue was "inspired by racism and some political motive" when he decided to petrol bomb the building. He suspended the final year of the sentence on a number of conditions and backdated the sentence to when Donohue went into custody.