Paul Darcy sentenced for threatening prison officer

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Paul Darcy received an 18-month prison sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 17 February 2023 for threatening to kill or cause serious harm to a prison officer.

The offence occurred at Mountjoy Prison on 17 August 2019, after Darcy refused repeated instructions to return to his cell.

Darcy pleaded guilty. The proceedings were reported on 18 February 2023.

The investigating garda agreed with defence counsel Keith Spencer BL that Darcy did not follow up his threats to the officer when he was released. Judge Martin Nolan noted that Darcy had apologised to the officer and warned him against making similar threats while in custody.