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'Menace to society' further jailed for slashing fellow inmate's face

Date
2025-03-25

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Temple Bar

County
Dublin

Summary

Glen Duff, 38, of Doon Court, Poppintree, Dublin 11, was given a further five‑year prison sentence for slashing a fellow inmate's face in Cloverhill Prison on 16 October 2021. He pleaded guilty to the assault and to a burglary of a pub on Great Strand Street, where the front door was smashed and €300 worth of alcohol was stolen. Duff already has over 200 previous convictions and is serving a six‑year sentence with the final 15 months suspended for two robberies in Temple Bar in 2022 and an earlier assault on a tourist. The court noted his history of violent attacks on tourists in Temple Bar and his long‑term institutional life. Judge Elva Duffy described him as a "menace to society" and said he was "lucky" to be charged only with Section 3 assault. The five‑year sentence was handed down with the final year suspended on strict conditions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 'Menace to society' further jailed for slashing fellow inmate's face. Charges or matters: assaulting an inmate in Cloverhill Prison on October 16, 2021; the burglary of a pub on Great Strand Street in the city in which the front door was smashed in and €300 euro worth of alcohol was stolen. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

October 16, 2021 Incident
January 2027 Incident
2025-03-25 Publication

Why: In one attack Duff and an accomplice kicked and stomped on their victim's head in order to rob his wallet. CNI source report

Case subjects

Glen Duff

Defendant

Charges: assaulting an inmate in Cloverhill Prison on October 16, 2021; the burglary of a pub on Great Strand Street in the city in which the front door was smashed in and €300 euro worth of alcohol was stolen (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: However, the judge noted Duff had been given the benefit of a suspended sentence in the past. She handed down a five-year sentence but suspended the final year of it on strict conditions.