James Byrne jailed for church and school burglaries

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James Byrne was jailed for one year at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the final year of a two-year sentence suspended, as reported on 29 July 2015. He pleaded guilty to burglaries at two churches and two primary schools in Dublin, along with criminal damage at St Mark’s Junior School.

The offences occurred between 3 and 13 October 2014 while Byrne was serving a suspended sentence for other burglaries. The suspended term required him to keep the peace and engage with drug addiction services.