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Dad-of-two in 'tsunami of criminality'

Date
2020-04-28

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

William Nolan, 30, was sentenced to eight‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment for a spree of offences in Tallaght. He pleaded guilty to burglary, criminal damage and endangerment at several sites, including a petrol station, a supermarket, a residential home and a shop. The most serious offence was the crash of a stolen van into the front of a Maxol petrol station, which caused €68,000 in damage and endangered two Gardaí. Nolan also stole a van, a vape machine and other items, and had 127 previous convictions. He was on bail for an earlier burglary when the later offences occurred. The judge described the offences as a "tsunami of criminality" and imposed a sentence of eight years, with the final six months suspended on strict conditions. The one‑year sentence for the March burglary runs consecutively to the eight‑year term.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Dad-of-two in 'tsunami of criminality'. Charges or matters: counts of burglary, criminal damage and endangerment at various locations in Tallaght on May 4, 2019; burglary at Allied Foods, Tallaght, on March 29, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 4, 2019 Incident
March 29, 2019 Incident
2020-04-28 Publication

Case subjects

William Nolan

Defendant

Charges: counts of burglary, criminal damage and endangerment at various locations in Tallaght on May 4, 2019; burglary at Allied Foods, Tallaght, on March 29, 2019 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Codd sentenced Nolan to one year imprisonment for the burglary in March. She suspended the final six months of the sentence on strict conditions, including that Nolan follow all directions of the Probation Service for one year post release.