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48-year-old admits to facilitating criminal gang

Summary

A 48-year-old Dublin man has pleaded guilty to facilitating a criminal organisation at the Central Criminal Court. Patrick Fitzgerald, with an address in Finglas, admitted to participating in activities intended to facilitate serious offences by a criminal group between November 11th and 18th, 2021. He had been initially charged with attempted murder following an incident in Ballyfermot on November 17th, 2021, but the State indicated it will not proceed with that charge. The prosecution requested a victim impact statement be prepared ahead of sentencing. Mr Justice Paul McDermott remanded Fitzgerald in custody pending his sentence hearing scheduled for May 26th.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 48-year-old admits to facilitating criminal gang. Charges or matters: facilitating a criminal organisation nearly four years ago. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 17, 2021 Other
• November 11 2021 Other
• November 18 2021 Incident
• May 26 Adjournment
• 2025-05-08 Publication

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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