Matthew Ahern jailed for burglary after CCTV haircut

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Matthew Ahern was sentenced to three years, with the final 19 months suspended, for burglary at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 16 May 2018. The burglary occurred at a home on Collins Avenue East, Killester, on 17 February 2016.

The court heard that CCTV showed Ahern having a haircut in a nearby barber shortly before the break-in. He pleaded guilty and had 48 previous convictions, including seven for burglary.

Judge Karen O’Connor said the home and the mother’s sense of safety had been violated. She gave credit for his guilty plea and efforts with his methadone maintenance programme.