Brendan Payne sentenced to nine years for Dublin robbery

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Brendan Payne was sentenced to nine years, with the final three suspended, for robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 15 March 2019. He had pleaded guilty to robbing a Rathfarnham Centra on 19 January 2018 and possessing a knife intended to incapacitate or intimidate on Ballinteer Road on 29 December 2017. The court imposed conditions including keeping the peace, engaging with probation services after release, and attending drug treatment. Payne had 55 previous convictions, including robbery, knife possession and burglary. Breda Cahill, who owns three local shops, said two had been robbed six times and described the impact as a “reign of terror”.