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Father-of-six who was jailed for IRA membership is further sentenced for driving men with stolen property in car

Date
2014-11-20
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

Nathan Kinsella, 35, a father of six, was sentenced by Judge Patricia Ryan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four months in prison for driving two men in a car on Brewery Road, Stillorgan, on 9 December 2010, while knowing they possessed stolen property. The sentence is to run concurrently with his existing three‑year term in Midlands Prison, which he received after pleading guilty in April 2014 to membership of an illegal organisation, the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The final year of that sentence was suspended. Kinsella had previously pleaded guilty to IRA membership on 13 September 2012. Garda Michael McArdle explained that the car was stopped after a break‑in at Beechwood Court, where a camera and related equipment were stolen. The stolen items were recovered and returned to the owner. The two co‑accused received 120 hours of community service in lieu of nine months' imprisonment. Kinsella has 14 prior convictions, mainly for traffic offences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Father-of-six who was jailed for IRA membership is further sentenced for driving men with stolen property in car. Charges or matters: driving two other men in a car while knowing they possessed stolen property. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Case subjects

Nathan Kinsella

Defendant

Charges: driving two other men in a car while knowing they possessed stolen property (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced Kinsella, of St Michael's Terrace, Dublin 8 to four months in prison, dating from today.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
  • Special Criminal Court
Journey Or Route
  • Brewery Road
Residence
Facility
  • Midlands prison
Incident
  • Brewery Road

Topics

Stage Sentence Theft

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