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Teen driver to be sentenced over Carlow burglary spree

Date
2026-03-05
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Rathvilly
County
Carlow

Summary

An 18-year-old who was a juvenile at the time pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage after acting as the driver in a series of incidents in Carlow. Judge Mary Morrissey adjourned the case to next July for sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Teen driver to be sentenced over Carlow burglary spree. Charges or matters: burglary and criminal damage at a housing estate in Killerig, Tullow, burglary at the Hair Lounge, Main Street, Rathvilly, stealing petrol to the value of €36.91 from Circle K at Rathcrogue, Carlow and burglary at Palatine GAA club, Bennekerry, on September 17, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Case subjects

Unnamed 18-year-old

Defendant

Charges: burglary and criminal damage at a housing estate in Killerig, Tullow, burglary at the Hair Lounge, Main Street, Rathvilly, stealing petrol to the value of €36.91 from Circle K at Rathcrogue, Carlow and burglary at Palatine GAA club, Bennekerry, on September 17, 2024 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A Dublin teenager will be sentenced later after he was the driver of a car involved in a spate of burglaries in Carlow 18 months ago.; Judge Mary Morrissey adjourned the case to next July for sentence.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Carlow
  • Carlow Circuit Criminal Court
Address Area
  • Main Street
Residence

Topics

Burglary Stage Sentence

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