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Suspended sentence for man who tried to rob bookies with umbrella

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 5 June 2015, Niall Flynn, aged 31, was given a suspended sentence of 18 months for two counts of attempted robbery and one count of robbery. Flynn, who has 23 prior convictions, attempted to rob a Boylesports shop on Mary Street on 30 August 2014 by brandishing a large golf umbrella as a weapon. He entered the shop for about 60 seconds, demanded money, and was stopped by staff who triggered the panic alarm. Later that day he entered a Ladbrokes bookies with an iron bar and also robbed €40 from a premises opposite Kevin Street Garda station, threatening a worker with a knife. Flynn was arrested at his hostel, pleaded guilty, and later admitted the charges after reviewing CCTV footage.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for man who tried to rob bookies with umbrella. Charges or matters: two counts of attempted robbery and one count of robbery. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• August 30, 2014 Incident
• August 2014 Incident
• 2015-06-05 Publication

Why: These are serious matters, because of his illness, they are largely outside areas of control which a normal person could exercise. CNI source report

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Stage Sentence Theft

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Read the original CNI report