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Getaway driver with 194 previous convictions gets two years

Summary

Pamela Bird, 40, of Ringsend, Dublin, pleaded guilty to robbery, two attempted robbery and one theft between 29 September and 3 November 2021. She was the getaway driver in a series of shop robberies in Dublin, driving a wine‑coloured Toyota Corolla that fled the scenes. Bird had 194 prior convictions, 114 of them thefts. Garda evidence included CCTV footage of her arriving at a petrol station, loading fuel, and later driving the co‑accused away from a shop after he attempted robbery. Bird admitted to driving and changing licence plates, stating the offences were planned to obtain money for drugs. She had a history of heroin use and had been in rehabilitation. The court, noting her early guilty plea and admissions, imposed a two‑year custodial sentence, crediting six months already served, to run from the hearing date.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Getaway driver with 194 previous convictions gets two years. Charges or matters: robbery, two counts of attempted robbery and one count of theft on various locations in Dublin on dates between September 29, 2021, and November 3, 2021. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 29, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• November 3, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2024-02-23 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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