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Jail for man over violent disorder in bookies

Date
2017-01-20

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Declan Tynan, 27, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in a violent disorder incident at a Ladbrokes bookmakers in Tallaght, Dublin, on December 13, 2012. Tynan was found guilty by a jury of one count of violent disorder after three men attacked a customer and his brother, with one assailant using a blade. Judge Patricia Ryan imposed a four-year sentence, suspending the final year on strict conditions. Tynan, who has 25 previous convictions, maintained his innocence through defence barrister Eoghan Cole, BL, who argued Tynan did not possess the knife. Co-accused Jamie Griffin, 20, pleaded guilty to affray and received a three-year sentence with the final year suspended. A third co-accused received a four-year sentence with the last two years suspended. The court noted that victims refused to cooperate with gardaí, meaning there was no evidence regarding the extent of their injuries. Prosecution barrister Maurice Coffey, BL, highlighted that staff continued serving customers during the attack. The sentencing concluded the procedural stage for these named defendants.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for man over violent disorder in bookies. Charges or matters: affray in relation to the incident. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Found guilty

When:

December 13, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
2017-01-20 Publication

Case subjects

Declan Tynan

Defendant

Charges: affray in relation to the incident (Proven)

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; One worker told gardaí that she "continued to serve customers while this was going on", prosecution barrister Maurice Coffey, BL, previously told Tynan's sentence hearing. Defence barrister, Eoghan Cole BL, told the sentence hearing that Tynan did not accept the jury's verdict and continued to maintain his innocence.

Jamie Griffin

Co Accused

Charges: affray in relation to the incident (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He received a sentence of three years with the final year suspended.