Court reports mentioning Kevin O'Keefe

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2023-01-20

Criminal with 98 previous convictions tells court he wants to turn life around

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Nolan took into account O'Keefe's cooperation and admissions in imposing a two-and-a-half-year sentence.; The court heard Judge Melanie Greally had previously given O'Keefe a chance to "put his money where his mouth is" in terms of rehabilitation when she adjourned sentencing in March 2020 but that O'Keefe relapsed into substance misuse during the Covid pandemic after the loss of his mother.

2020-03-18

Serial burglar gets chance after telling court he is 'tired of his life'

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Kevin O'Keefe (35) had carried out a number of thefts and burglaries from various Dublin business in August 2017 and was due to be sentenced for these offences before Judge Melanie Greally at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.; Judge Greally said, given the current circumstances, she was willing to adjourn the finalisation of O'Keefe's case until October, release him on bail and allow him to engage with the Probation Service. "He can put his money where his mouth is," Judge Greally said, before she added that she was doing so with "a certain degree of scepticism". "The court hears the same thing over and over again and t