Ian Byrne jailed for post office robbery and firearm possession

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Ian Byrne was jailed for 21 months by Judge Martin Nolan for robbing a post office and possessing an imitation firearm.

He pleaded guilty to both charges. The robbery was at Dorset Street post office in Dublin 7 on 1 November 2022; an attempted Cabra post-office robbery two days later was taken into consideration. Byrne said he was under pressure from a drugs gang after building up a cocaine debt, while his defence said his mother had also been threatened. The proceedings were reported on 4 December 2023.