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'Mr Fishy' terrorised family during home invasion while out on bail for providing getaway cars in attempted murder, court hears
Summary
Patrick Fitzgerald (48), with an address in Glenties, pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to facilitating a criminal organisation between November 11 and 18, 2021. The court heard that Fitzgerald, known as 'Mr Fishy', purchased and provided getaway vehicles used in an attempted murder of Dublin man Gary Carey on November 17, 2021. Carey was shot ten times and sustained gunshot wounds to his torso but survived. He subsequently died from injuries sustained in a second attack in August 2022. Fitzgerald was arrested in December 2021 and exercised his right to silence during interviews. The court heard he has 72 previous convictions. While on bail for an aggravated burglary charge, Fitzgerald was jailed for seven and a half years in February this year following a home invasion that terrorised a family including a six-year-old child. Sentencing was adjourned to July 7. Victim impact statements detailed the family's trauma and loss of safety following the shooting.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Mr Fishy' terrorised family during home invasion while out on bail for providing getaway cars in attempted murder, court hears. Charges or matters: facilitating a criminal organisation. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- November 17, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 21 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 24, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 5 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 17 Incident
- August 2023 Incident
- July 7 Adjournment
- November 11 2021 Adjournment
- November 18 2021 Adjournment
- 2025-05-26 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: facilitating a criminal organisation (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Patrick Fitzgerald (48) – who is known as 'Mr Fishy' – asked the Central Criminal Court today to consider the issue of totality when passing sentence, so as to ensure his prison term will not be "intolerable". Det Sgt McDermott said Fitzgerald was sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment in February this year in relation to the aggravated burglary, which took place in August 2023.; Ms Justice Eileen Creedon adjourned the matter to July 7.
Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Ballyfermot Crescent
- Dublin
- Ronan McDermott from Ballyfermot Garda Station
- Ballyfermot Crescent
- Dublin
- St Jame's Hospital
Topics
Burglary Stage Sentence Violent Crime
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