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Gardai rumbled two criminals who tried to extort money from German tourist
Summary
Michael McDonagh and Georgina McCarroll were sentenced after pleading guilty to demanding money with menaces from a German tourist in Temple Bar. McCarroll also admitted stealing his iPhone. Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain imposed three years and six months on McCarroll and three years on McDonagh, suspending 18 months of each sentence and placing both under Probation Service supervision.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Gardai rumbled two criminals who tried to extort money from German tourist. Charges or matters: demanding money with menaces at Fleet Street in Temple Bar on December 2, 2024. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 2, 2024 Other
- 2026-03-16 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: demanding money with menaces at Fleet Street in Temple Bar on December 2, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both defendants wish to undertake residential treatment and counsel asked the court to structure sentences which provided them with support upon their release from custody. She set a headline sentence of five years for McCarroll and, having considered the mitigation, handed her a sentence of three years and six months, with the final 18 months suspended for two years.
Defendant
Charges: demanding money with menaces at Fleet Street in Temple Bar on December 2, 2024 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Both defendants wish to undertake residential treatment and counsel asked the court to structure sentences which provided them with support upon their release from custody. The judge set a headline sentence of four and a half years for McDonagh as he was not involved in the theft, which she reduced to three years with the final 18 months suspended for two years.
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