John Nulty receives suspended sentence for book theft

This report is a localnews.ie summary based on public court reporting and records; sources are listed below.

John Nulty received a suspended two-and-a-half-year sentence for theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 28 July 2016. The books were stolen from the National Library of Ireland in Dublin and the Allen Library. Nulty pleaded guilty to eight sample theft counts from 216 charges, including the theft of rare and antique books worth an estimated €199,322.

Judge Martin Nolan said most books were recovered intact, leaving the library’s actual loss at about €5,000. The judge suspended the sentence on condition that Nulty remain of good behaviour for two-and-a-half years. The source reports that Nulty had one previous conviction for a minor public order offence.