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"General menace" jailed for robbing local off license on his birthday
Summary
Graham Bannon, 26, of Walkinstown, pleaded guilty to robbery at The Trader's Office License on 4 December 2013 and to possession of €210 worth of cocaine for personal use. He had 178 prior convictions, 146 for traffic offences, and others for theft, affray, criminal damage, knife possession, public order, failure to appear and violent behaviour. The robbery involved him entering the off‑license with a scarf and a claw hammer, taking €560 from the till, and fleeing after the assistant manager recognised him. Judge Martin Nolan described him as a "general menace" and sentenced him to two and a half years' imprisonment. Bannon has since engaged in education and counselling while in custody and maintains contact with his six‑year‑old daughter and mother. The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: "General menace" jailed for robbing local off license on his birthday. Charges or matters: robbery at The Trader's Office License on December 4, 2013; possession of €210 worth of cocaine earlier that year which gardaí accepted was for his own use. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 4, 2013 Incident
- 2015-04-16 Publication
Why: Bannon went to the pub attached to The Trader's Off License on his birthday but was refused service because he was drunk. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: robbery at The Trader's Office License on December 4, 2013; possession of €210 worth of cocaine earlier that year which gardaí accepted was for his own use (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan described Bannon as "a general menace to everyone" and jailed him for two and half years.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Public Order Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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