2026-04-24
Criminal asked for cigarette and bounded over six foot wall to escape custody
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Imposing sentence today, Judge Orla Crowe said while McGinley's escape from lawful custody was not pre-planned or sophisticated, he managed to hide for a significant period of time before he was apprehended. She imposed a global sentence of three years, with the final six months suspended on strict conditions.; The defendant was remanded into custody and taken to Balbriggan Garda Station.