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Repeat public order offender jailed for threatening to shoot garda
Summary
Dwayne McConville, 39, of Davitt Park, Ballybrack, was sentenced to one month in Mountjoy Prison after pleading guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to being intoxicated in a public place and to threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour. The offence occurred on Georges Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, on 15 October 2024 when McConville, while drinking from a bottle of beer, shouted to Garda Dylan Walsh that he would shoot him. McConville was stumbling and unsteady on his feet when stopped on the footpath. The court noted he had 61 prior convictions for public order offences and 76 in total. He had previously received a two‑year peace bond under the Probation Act in December 2023. The judge, citing that this was his 62nd and 63rd public order offence, imposed the one‑month sentence. Recognisance was fixed at €500 own bond and €500 independent surety, half of each to be lodged in cash.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Repeat public order offender jailed for threatening to shoot garda. Charges or matters: being intoxicated in a public place and to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 15 October 2024 Incident
- December 2023 Incident
- 2025-09-11 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: being intoxicated in a public place and to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge, noting these were his 62nd and 63rd public order offences, sentenced him to one month in Mountjoy Prison.
Places mentioned
- Davitt Park
- Dún Laoghaire District Court
- Georges Street
- Mountjoy Prison
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