Darragh Kane jailed for 33 months over petrol threat during shop robbery

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Darragh Kane was jailed for 33 months after pleading guilty to robbing a Tallaght shop on July 23, 2024. The court heard he poured petrol over the counter, threatened staff with a lighter and knife, and took €466 from the till.

Judge Orla Crowe imposed a sentence of three years and nine months, suspending the final 12 months on conditions that included engaging with the Probation Service for 12 months after his release. She said staff and customers, including a woman with her young baby, had been left terrified. The report also said Kane’s DNA was found on the Lucozade bottle and that the liquid was confirmed as petrol.