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'Endemic recidivist' with 230 convictions caught red-handed after break-in
Summary
Stephen Shiels, who has more than 230 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage after breaking into a Maxol service station on Ringsend Road. Judge Orla Crowe imposed two and a half years and suspended the final six months under probation supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Endemic recidivist' with 230 convictions caught red-handed after break-in. Charges or matters: burglary at Maxol Service Station on Ringsend Road, Dublin 4, on October 18, 2025; two counts of criminal damage to a door and cash register on the same occasion. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 18, 2025 Incident
- October 17 Incident
- 2026-03-10 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: burglary at Maxol Service Station on Ringsend Road, Dublin 4, on October 18, 2025; two counts of criminal damage to a door and cash register on the same occasion (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Shiels appeared for sentence via video link from prison. She imposed a sentence of two and a half years and suspended the final 6 months under probation supervision to assist him on his return to society and allow him to move away from offending.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- gardai from nearby Irishtown garda station
- Irishtown
- Pawel Skutela of Irishtown Garda Station
- Ringsend Road
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