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Serial burglar flanked by officers in riot gear as new sentence is handed down

Date
2016-01-11

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

Eoghan McGarry, a 30‑year‑old serial burglar, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a twelfth burglary and possession of stolen jewellery. He pleaded guilty to breaking into St Killian's National School in Tallaght on 1 September 2014 and to possessing nine pieces of stolen jewellery found in his jacket the next day. The court heard he used a rock to smash a window, stole €218 and bank documents, and that a woman in Walkinstown discovered jewellery taken from her home. McGarry admitted the break‑in and said he needed money for a "fix." Judge Melanie Greally imposed a four‑year sentence, extending his existing term by four months, and ordered him to swear an oath to undergo two years of probation supervision upon release, to take medication and engage with mental health services. The sentence was delivered while five prison officers in riot gear stood with riot shields and an officer held a video camera.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial burglar flanked by officers in riot gear as new sentence is handed down. Charges or matters: burglary at St Killian's National School in Tallaght on September 1, 2014 and to possession of nine pieces of stolen jewellery at Tymon Park the next day. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

September 2014 Incident
September 1, 2014 Incident
2016-01-11 Publication

Case subjects

Eoghan McGarry

Defendant

Charges: burglary at St Killian's National School in Tallaght on September 1, 2014 and to possession of nine pieces of stolen jewellery at Tymon Park the next day (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He is currently serving a four year sentence imposed in September 2014 for an aggravated burglary during which he held a knife to a woman's throat after she discovered him in her house. Today McGarry was sentenced for breaking into a national school and being in possession of stolen jewellery.