Eddie Cawley sentenced for Portmarnock burglary

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Eddie Cawley was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 7 February 2022 for burglary at a Portmarnock residence, receiving four and a half years with the final 18 months suspended.

Cawley pleaded guilty. The proceedings were reported on 10 February 2022. The court heard that he and a co-accused damaged the front door after receiving no answer, while the homeowner’s son was upstairs.

Judge Melanie Greally imposed strict conditions, including 12 months’ probation supervision. She set a six-year headline sentence and considered Cawley’s previous burglary convictions, guilty plea, difficult childhood and claimed lack of knowledge that someone was home.