Don Sheridan jailed for two and a half years over Dublin riots

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Don Sheridan, 50, was jailed for two and a half years after pleading guilty to rioting, assaulting three gardaí and criminal damage in Dublin city centre on 23 November 2023. The court heard that he had assaulted the officers and thrown a gas canister at a Public Order Unit vehicle.

Judge Martin Nolan said Sheridan had been active in the trouble for more than an hour and had assaulted three gardaí. The judge set a headline sentence of six years and imposed the two-and-a-half-year prison term, taking account of Sheridan’s medical circumstances, cooperation and work history.