Devon Hennessy sentenced to three years for false imprisonment and attack

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Devon Hennessy was sentenced to three years in prison at the Special Criminal Court for falsely imprisoning and attacking Barry Moore in a west Dublin house in February 2025. The court said Hennessy had tried to intervene and had pleaded guilty at an early stage.

The sentence was part of rulings against five men who had pleaded guilty to roles in the attack. The court heard Moore was branded with the word “RAT” and remained in recovery; the other four men received prison terms ranging from six to eight and a half years.