Gerard Cully sentenced for violent taxi-driver robbery

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Gerard Cully was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years, with the final 18 months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, as reported on 27 March 2019.

He pleaded guilty to robbing a taxi driver on Railway Street, Dublin, after producing a pointed weapon and taking €30 and the car keys. He also admitted attempted robbery and possession of a knife, plus two further Dublin shop robberies. The court took account of his guilty pleas, remorse, psychological report and previous efforts to address his crack cocaine addiction.