Five men jailed over Dublin branding iron attack

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Five men have been jailed for between three and eight and a half years over an attack in which a man was branded with the word “RAT” at a house in Blanchardstown on 12 February 2025. The Special Criminal Court heard that all five pleaded guilty to offences arising from the attack.

Jason Hennessy Jr and Dean Fitzsimons each received eight and a half years, Kenneth Fitzsimons received eight years, Brandon Hennessy received six years, and Devon Hennessy received three years. Brandon Hennessy’s sentence is consecutive to a sentence he is already serving and begins on 16 February 2028. The court said Devon Hennessy had tried to intervene and pleaded guilty at an early stage.