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Couple say sense of security robbed by serial house burglar

Date
2025-10-23

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, a 41‑year‑old serial burglar, Thomas Redmond, received a five‑year prison sentence for breaking into a house in Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, where a mother and her infant were present. Redmond, who had previously lived in Ard Donagh, Ennistymon, Co Clare, had been on bail for a 2022 trespass offence in Stillorgan, Co Dublin, when he committed the 2024 burglary. He admitted that his typical method involved cycling around estates, checking for unoccupied houses, and then entering to steal and leave. When he realised occupants were present, he fled. The victim, a mother asleep with her baby, heard a loud doorbell and noise, saw Redmond running up the stairs, and pursued him to protect her child. She later described the psychological impact of the intrusion. Judge Martin Nolan accepted that Redmond's intent was to target empty houses and, upon discovering people inside, he attempted to escape. Thomas Redmond pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Couple say sense of security robbed by serial house burglar. Charges or matters: burglary at a house in Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 on January 9, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence

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