Anthony Burns jailed for Dublin robberies with fake gun

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Anthony Burns was jailed for a five-year term, with the final two years suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 13 June 2018. He admitted robbing The Villager pub in Chapelizod, Dublin, with an imitation gun, along with two other robberies and an attempted robbery. Burns took €520 from the pub and €820 from a bookmakers in Clondalkin. Judge Melanie Greally said the crimes appeared amateurish and desperate.

Customers restrained Burns after a bottle was used to strike him, and he later received treatment for cuts. He was sentenced after pleading guilty to the offences, with the court noting his previous convictions and past ability to remain crime-free.