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Six years for 'serious robbery and assault'

Date
2025-10-16

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing on 16 October 2025, 21‑year‑old Morgan Devlin of Tallaght pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and one count of assault causing harm for an incident on 8 May 2022 on Sean Whelan Road. Devlin, who has six prior convictions, was sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The court noted that the victim sustained a serious injury close to the femoral artery, suffered multiple blows, a knife stab from a co‑accused, and a bite wound. CCTV identified Devlin, who was the least culpable of the three assailants. The judge considered sentences of other co‑accused, including a minor who received five years with two and a half years suspended for a separate robbery. The case highlighted the victim's severe injuries and the defendants' varying culpability.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Six years for 'serious robbery and assault'. Charges or matters: one count of robbery and one count of assault causing harm on May 8, 2022, on the Sean Whelan Road in Dublin. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 8, 2022 Incident
2025-10-16 Publication

Case subjects

Morgan Devlin

Convicted Person

Charges: one count of robbery and one count of assault causing harm on May 8, 2022, on the Sean Whelan Road in Dublin (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He sentenced Devlin to three years in prison. One of the co-accused, who was a minor at the time of this offending, was earlier sentenced by Judge Nolan to five years in prison with two and a half years suspended.