Ian O’Sullivan resentenced to six years for robbery

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Ian O’Sullivan was resentenced to six years, with the final year suspended, for robbery by the Court of Appeal in Dublin on 26 November 2020. The attack happened on Thomas Street, Clonmel, where Thomas Lonergan was repeatedly punched and kicked after refusing to hand over money.

The court found the robbery serious but said the original sentence was excessive and disproportionate. It noted that no weapon was used and described the attack as spontaneous, while recognising the appreciable physical and psychological harm caused.

The original compensation order of €2,000 was unchanged. The judgment also noted that Irish appellate courts had no formal guideline judgment explaining how robbery offences should be ranked for sentencing.