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Post office raider who held gun to customer's head is jailed for ten years
Summary
Glen Kavanagh, 43, was sentenced to ten years imprisonment for the 2016 raid on Woodbine Park Post Office, Blackrock, where he fired eight shots from a semi‑automatic Makarov pistol. He held a customer's head to the gun, leapt over the counter, and was tackled by an ESB repairman who forced the gun out of his hand, injuring a colleague. Kavanagh pleaded guilty to robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm. The judge, citing his guilty plea, cooperation with investigators, drug‑related background, and rehabilitation efforts, imposed a ten‑year term back‑dated to January 2018. He was also found guilty of robbery, for which sentencing was adjourned to July 31 pending a probation report. The raid resulted in €455 stolen, the gun recovered, and Kavanagh's DNA found on a bag and a bloodstain outside the post office. The case highlighted his long‑standing drug problems and 46 prior convictions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Post office raider who held gun to customer's head is jailed for ten years. Charges or matters: robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm at Woodbine Park Post Office, Blackrock, on January 19, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- January 19, 2016 Incident
- January 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 10 Adjournment
- July 31 Adjournment
- 2019-05-17 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: robbery and unlawful possession of a firearm at Woodbine Park Post Office, Blackrock, on January 19, 2016 (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him for possessing the Makarov pistol today. Judge Greally imposed ten years imprisonment on the firearms charge which she backdated to January 2018.; Judge Greally adjourned sentencing on the robbery charge to July 31, pending the preparation of a probation report.
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