Peter McHale jailed for false imprisonment and threats

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Peter McHale was jailed for five years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for offences including false imprisonment, burglary, demanding money with menace and threats to kill. The proceedings were reported on 21 December 2023.

McHale and Robert O’Rourke came forward on signed pleas of guilty from the District Court to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The offences occurred between mid-March and 11 April 2023.

O’Rourke was jailed for five and a half years, while Nicole Munson received a fully suspended sentence of three and a half years for money laundering. Judge Martin Nolan said O’Rourke was the more serious actor and declined an immediate custodial term for Munson because of its impact on her children.