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Hotel burglar ordered breakfast and charged it to room
Summary
A burglar who entered a hotel with a suitcase pretending to be a guest, stole alcohol, and ordered breakfast before charging it to a room has been jailed for three years. Enda Murray (44) of Bellavista Mews, Deansgrange Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin, entered the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire on February 3, 2025, and stole €365 worth of alcohol. Murray, who admitted to committing four burglaries in the Deansgrange and Dun Laoghaire areas between December 2024 and April 2025, has 56 previous convictions, including 14 for burglary. Detective Garda Andrew Diamond detailed how Murray broke into Kelly's Beauty in Deansgrange on April 20, 2025, and was identified through CCTV footage. Murray was removed from the premises by the occupant and admitted to breaking in to charge an electric scooter. He was detained but deemed unfit for interview due to intoxication. Murray also entered a pub by placing a wheelie bin beside the wall, stole alcohol, and smashed some bottles. At Caribou bar, he stole an iPhone valued at €1,000. Enda Murray pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hotel burglar ordered breakfast and charged it to room. Charges or matters: four separate incidents of burglaries in the Deansgrange and Dun Laoghaire areas between December 2024 and April 2025. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 3, 2025 Incident
- December 2024 Incident
- April 2025 Incident
- April 20, 2025 Incident
- January 25, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 14, 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 31, 2027 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2025-12-03 Publication
Why: He smashed some of them on the ground because he was not able to carry them and lost a number of them before he even got out. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: four separate incidents of burglaries in the Deansgrange and Dun Laoghaire areas between December 2024 and April 2025 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Crowe sentenced him to three years and nine months imprisonment with the final nine months suspended to incentivise rehabilitation.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- detained in Dun Laoghaire Garda Station
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