Gerard Kane jailed for burglaries after prison release

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Gerard Kane was sentenced to three and a half years, with the final 12 months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 19 December 2019. He had pleaded guilty to burglaries at Dun Laoghaire Further Education Institute and Silchester Crescent, Glenageary, and to handling stolen property. The offences occurred after his release from prison in August 2018.

Judge Martin Nolan imposed strict conditions, including that Kane follow all Probation Service directions for 12 months after release. The court heard that the education institute was ransacked, causing €11,000 in damage, while stolen property was recovered after the Glenageary burglary.