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Getaway driver in foiled armed pub raid is jailed
Summary
Leo Fitzpatrick, 21, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for his role as the getaway driver in an attempted armed robbery of Paddocks Pub in Clonee on 11 June 2018. He pleaded guilty to the offence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and admitted driving the vehicle used to flee the scene, though he claimed he was unaware that his accomplice, Robert Cullen, possessed a sawn‑off shotgun. Cullen, 29, had already been sentenced to seven and a half years for the robbery, possession of the firearm and discharging it. Fitzpatrick's sentence was imposed by Judge Pauline Codd, who noted his apparent fright at the shots fired but found it difficult to believe he did not know about the weapon. The sentence was five years, with the final three and a half years suspended on strict conditions.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Getaway driver in foiled armed pub raid is jailed. Charges or matters: attempted armed robbery of Paddocks Pub, Littlepace, Clonee on June 11, 2018; attempted robbery, possession of a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun and discharging a firearm; impeding the apprehension of his brother at Applegreen, Friarswood, Co Meath, on June 11, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 11, 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-02-01 Publication
Why: Judge Codd said that because of the seriousness of the case a custodial element must be imposed. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: attempted armed robbery of Paddocks Pub, Littlepace, Clonee on June 11, 2018; attempted robbery, possession of a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun and discharging a firearm; impeding the apprehension of his brother at Applegreen, Friarswood, Co Meath, on June 11, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She sentenced Fitzpatrick to five years imprisonment, but suspended the final three-and-a-half years of the sentence on strict conditions.
Convicted Person
Charges: attempted armed robbery of Paddocks Pub, Littlepace, Clonee on June 11, 2018; attempted robbery, possession of a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun and discharging a firearm; impeding the apprehension of his brother at Applegreen, Friarswood, Co Meath, on June 11, 2018 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Cullen (29) of Briarwood Green, Huntstown, Dublin was jailed for seven and half years last July by Judge Martin Nolan after he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to attempted robbery, possession of a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun and discharging a firearm. Separately Cullen's younger brother Cillian (24) was given a five-year suspended sentence by Judge Pauline Codd last week after he pleaded guilty to impeding the apprehension of his brother at Applegreen, Friarswood, Co Meath, on June 11, 2018.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
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