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Poet-Criminal 'haunted by guilt' over shooting gets 10-year sentence

Date
2025-10-06

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Crumlin

County
Dublin

Summary

Ian Maloney, a former jewel thief turned poet, was sentenced to ten years in prison, with the final eighteen months suspended, after pleading guilty to possession of a 9mm semiautomatic firearm with intent to endanger life. The offence involved firing several rounds into a family home in Crumlin where a child was present. Maloney, aged 37, had 109 prior convictions and had previously been sentenced to 12 years for a 2008 robbery and four years for a 2009 assault. He voluntarily contacted Gardaí to confess, citing guilt and a desire to do the right thing. The judge noted his early plea and self‑reporting as mitigating factors, while also acknowledging his history of anger, substance use and mental health issues. The sentence was back‑dated to account for time already spent in custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Poet-Criminal 'haunted by guilt' over shooting gets 10-year sentence. Charges or matters: possession of a 9mm semiautomatic firearm with intent to endanger life on February 10, 2022 at an address in Crumlin. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

February 10, 2022 Incident
2025-10-06 Publication

Why: By Natasha Reid and Niamh O'Donoghue A notorious jewel thief-turned poet, who fired several shots into a family home while a child was inside but contacted gardaí to confess because he was "haunted by guilt", has been jailed for eight and a half years. CNI source report

Case subjects

Ian Maloney

Defendant

Charges: possession of a 9mm semiautomatic firearm with intent to endanger life on February 10, 2022 at an address in Crumlin (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Today Judge Sarah Berkeley handed down a 10-year sentence with the final 18 months suspended, backdated to last March for time spent in custody. Maloney was sentenced to 12 years with the last two suspended for that crime.; The judge directed a probation report and remanded Maloney in custody until sentencing.