Paul Ryan pleads guilty to Hodges Figgis robbery

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Paul Ryan pleaded guilty to robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 1 May 2015, with sentencing adjourned to July. The robbery took place at Hodges Figgis on Dawson Street, Dublin, on 23 March 2014.

Ryan admitted taking €22,145 and binding the shop manager’s hands and legs with tape. The court was told he had no previous criminal record and had been in custody awaiting sentence.

A false-imprisonment charge was to be taken into consideration at sentencing. Judge Catherine Murphy adjourned the case because the probation report was incomplete and had not addressed victim awareness.