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Serial burglar who previously targeted circuit court judge's house is jailed for three years
Summary
Vincent McNally, aged 32, was sentenced by Judge Patrick McCartan to an eight‑year prison term for three burglaries committed in the Shankill area in February 2014, plus possession of burglary gloves on 28 April 2014. The judge suspended the final five years of the sentence for five years on strict conditions, leaving McNally to serve three years in custody. McNally pleaded guilty at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He has 54 prior convictions, including 24 for burglary, one robbery, one aggravated burglary, one theft and one for handling stolen property. The burglaries involved forced entry into homes, theft of €5,000 worth of property in the first raid, and removal of electronics and jewellery in the second and third raids. McNally's defence counsel had earlier suggested a different judge handle the case, and the judge had previously joked about being burgled himself. The court noted that McNally had been jailed for almost every offence he committed.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial burglar who previously targeted circuit court judge's house is jailed for three years. Charges or matters: three burglaries in the Shankill area in February 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2014 Incident
- April 28, 2014 Incident
- 2015-05-21 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: three burglaries in the Shankill area in February 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Vincent McNally (32) was due to be sentenced by Judge Martin Nolan last March. He noted from McNally's record that he was jailed for almost every offence he committed.
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