PJ Sweeney convicted of assault and false imprisonment

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PJ Sweeney was convicted of assault causing harm and false imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 2 June 2023, following the attack on security guards at Falsk, Strokestown.

The jury also found Sweeney guilty of aggravated burglary, arson, criminal damage, violent disorder and causing unnecessary suffering to an animal. He was acquitted of arson relating to a car and of robbing a wristwatch.

Martin O’Toole and Paul Beirne were also convicted of multiple offences, while David Lawlor was acquitted of all 17 charges he faced.