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Cash-in-transit robber is jailed

Summary

In a cash‑box robbery at Aldi in Clonee on 6 January 2020, Graham Doyle, 34, served as the getaway driver. He drove a Toyota Auris that later contained a "tool kit" with hacksaws, a hammer, a chisel, bleach bottles, rags and gloves, all designed to breach the security box and destroy evidence. Doyle pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the robbery of €27,800. He received a four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, with the final two‑and‑a‑half years suspended under strict conditions. The court noted Doyle's 23 prior convictions, including theft, public‑order and traffic offences. His co‑accused, James Tracey, 32, was already serving a seven‑year term with the last two years suspended. The robbery involved an imitation firearm aimed at security guard Nicholas Murphy, who was forced to drop the cash box, which Tracey then seized before fleeing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Cash-in-transit robber is jailed. Charges or matters: the robbery of €27,800 in cash at Aldi, Main Street, Clonee, Co Meath, on January 6, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• January 6, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021-03-23 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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