Patrick Byrne sentenced for attempted robbery in Clondalkin

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Patrick Byrne was sentenced to six-and-a-half years, with the final 18 months suspended, for attempted robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 24 June 2020. The offence occurred on a street in Clondalkin on 9 October 2018. Byrne pleaded guilty after attacking David Cleary with a knife during an attempted robbery, leaving him with cuts to his back, index finger and eye. Judge Melanie Greally ordered the sentence to run concurrently with sentences Byrne was already serving. The report said Byrne had 21 previous convictions, including for robbery, attempted robbery and assault causing harm.