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Sinn Fein TD's constituency office burgled
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Shane Cooney, aged 29, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for a series of burglaries that included the Sinn Fein constituency office of TD Aengus O Snodaigh and Senator Maire Devine on 20 March 2018. Cooney and an accomplice stole laptops, mobile phones and other items from the office. He also pleaded guilty to burglaries at Insomnia coffee shop and Tesco Express on South Circular Road on 5 April 2018, and at Puro clothing store on Wicklow Street on 16 December 2018, where he stole nearly €4,000 in cash. The court noted he had 93 prior convictions, had caused damage to the front doors of Tesco and Insomnia, and had a history of drug addiction. Judge Patricia Ryan considered mitigating factors such as early guilty pleas and rehabilitation efforts, and reactivated an 18‑month suspended sentence from a previous aggravated burglary, incorporating it into the three‑year term.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sinn Fein TD's constituency office burgled. Charges or matters: carrying out burglaries at Insomnia coffee shop and Tesco Express on South Circular Road on April 5, 2018 and at Puro, Wicklow Street on December 16 the same year. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 20, 2018 Incident
- April 5, 2018 Incident
- December 16 Incident
- 2020-05-22 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: carrying out burglaries at Insomnia coffee shop and Tesco Express on South Circular Road on April 5, 2018 and at Puro, Wicklow Street on December 16 the same year (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The court heard Cooney was previously sentenced to five years with 18 months suspended for an aggravated burglary.
Convicted Person
Charges: carrying out burglaries at Insomnia coffee shop and Tesco Express on South Circular Road on April 5, 2018 and at Puro, Wicklow Street on December 16 the same year (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A man who carried out a string of burglaries at commercial premises, including a Sinn Fein constituency office, has been jailed for three years.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Kilmainham Square
- Dublin
- South Circular Road
- Wicklow Street
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