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Garda praised for his work in investigating nurse mugging
Summary
In a 2015 report, Garda Darren Rooney was commended for his investigation into the mugging of a Dublin nurse on Alderwood Drive, Tallaght, on 31 May 2014. The victim, a 43‑year‑old nurse, was attacked at 8:45 p.m. while returning from her shift at Tallaght hospital. Jamie O'Hara, aged 21, seized her arm, knocked her to the ground, and stole her handbag before fleeing in a vehicle. Rooney obtained a partial registration of a "gold coloured Golf" from the victim and later stopped a matching vehicle that evening. The driver claimed he had been in the car all day, but a call from "Ratface" at the time of the robbery linked the driver to O'Hara. The vehicle was seized, and O'Hara's fingerprints were found inside. The nurse identified O'Hara from mug shots, leading to his arrest. O'Hara pleaded guilty to robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court and received a 14‑month sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Garda praised for his work in investigating nurse mugging. Charges or matters: robbery on Alderwood Drive, Tallaght on May 31, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 31, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-11-04 Publication
Why: He said he saw the woman and told the man to stop the car because "I was going to get weed". CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: robbery on Alderwood Drive, Tallaght on May 31, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Jamie O'Hara (21) of Killinarden Estate, Tallaght, Dublin was jailed for 14 months after he pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery on Alderwood Drive, Tallaght on May 31, 2014. Gda Rooney agreed with Sarah Jane O'Callaghan BL, defending, that O'Hara had been sentenced in April for similar robberies committed over the same period of time and his defence team had requested that this case be dealt with then but his investigation had not been completed.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Alderwood Drive
- Tallaght
- Tallaght hospital
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