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Community service for vandal who caused €26k in damage to rail carriages
Summary
Rokas Kalytis, 24, pleaded guilty to criminal damage for graffitiing rail carriages and an underpass between January 2020 and May 2022. Irish Rail spent €26,000 on repairs. The Dublin Circuit Criminal Court ordered him to complete 240 hours of community service instead of a two‑year prison term. CCTV footage showed him using permanent markers on carriage panels and an underpass at Connolly Station. His home was searched, and items were seized. Kalytis had previously moved to the Netherlands but returned in August 2023 and voluntarily met with Gardaí. He has nine prior convictions, including criminal damage, and had a previous community service order that was struck out. He is currently working, has a construction work‑safe pass, and a forensic report indicates low risk of re‑offending. The judge warned that failure to comply with the community service could result in the two‑year prison term.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Community service for vandal who caused €26k in damage to rail carriages. Charges or matters: counts of criminal damage on dates between January 2020 and May 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 2020 Incident
- May 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2022 Incident
- August 2023 Other
- March 2024 Other
- 2025-07-07 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: counts of criminal damage on dates between January 2020 and May 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: However, Kalytis left the jurisdiction without completing community service and has contacted the Probation Service to make arrangements to do this. Judge Elva Duffy said that should Kalytis come to further garda attention or not carry out the community service work, he will serve those two years in prison.
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