Jason Whelan pleads guilty to burglary at Dublin nightclub

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Jason Whelan pleaded guilty to burglary at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 7 December 2018; the offence occurred at Copper Face Jacks nightclub in Dublin.

The court heard he stole 20 bottles of spirits worth between €700 and €900, after entering the club three times. Whelan, who had 91 previous convictions, told the sentencing judge he wanted to become an honest member of society and was trying to change.

Judge Melanie Greally accepted the sincerity of his letter and said he was making genuine rehabilitation efforts in prison. She adjourned sentencing until 13 March and ordered probation and prison governor’s reports.