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Repeat offender who donned wig to rob McDonald's is jailed
Summary
Anthony Sweeney, 37, of St Marks Crescent, Clondalkin, was sentenced by Judge Melanie Greally at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment for multiple robberies, including two at McDonald's Liffey Valley on 5 August 2019 and 5 September 2019, a robbery of a nail salon on Collinstown Road, and a robbery of a pedestrian on the Liffey Valley footbridge on 27 May 2019. He pleaded guilty to all charges. The court noted his 35 prior convictions, his drug addiction, and his attempts to address it while in custody, though the school he attended closed due to coronavirus. The sentence was aggravated by the use of a knife, placing it near a victim's throat, and by the fact that the last offence was committed while he was on bail. Two years of the term were suspended on strict conditions, including probation supervision for six months before release and 12 months after release.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Repeat offender who donned wig to rob McDonald's is jailed. Charges or matters: robbery of McDonald's, Liffey Valley, Clondalkin on August 5, 2019; robbery of a nail salon on Collinstown Road and of a pedestrian on the Liffey Valley footbridge on May 27, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 5, 2019 Incident
- May 27, 2019 Incident
- 2020-04-21 Publication
Why: Passing sentence today, Judge Melanie Greally said the offences were aggravated by the use of a knife, the fact that during one of the offences the knife was placed to one of the victim's throats and because the last offence was committed while Sweeney was on bail. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: robbery of McDonald's, Liffey Valley, Clondalkin on August 5, 2019; robbery of a nail salon on Collinstown Road and of a pedestrian on the Liffey Valley footbridge on May 27, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Melanie Greally said the offences were aggravated by the use of a knife, the fact that during one of the offences the knife was placed to one of the victim's throats and because the last offence was committed while Sweeney was on bail. She sentenced Sweeney to seven-and-a-half years imprisonment, but suspended the final two years of the sentence on strict conditions including that he follow all directions of the Probation Service for six months prior to his release and 12 months post release.
Places mentioned
- St Marks Crescent
- Dublin
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Collinstown
- Collinstown Road
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