Robert O’Toole jailed for gun offences after bouncer shooting

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Robert O’Toole was jailed for 10 years for gun offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, in a report on 12 March 2015. He pleaded guilty to possessing a gun with intent to endanger life, assault causing harm and possessing ammunition at the Sallynoggin Inn in Sallynoggin.

The court heard that O’Toole fired at a group and later hit a security guard in the chest. The guard required two operations and suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. O’Toole was also known as Desmond O’Toole and lived in Dún Laoghaire. A judge described the incident as bizarre and his actions as incredibly serious.