Shane Cooney sentenced to six years for robbery

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Shane Cooney was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, with the final year suspended, for robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 14 February 2024.

The robbery took place on the street where Cooney lived on 17 July 2023. He pleaded guilty after attacking a neighbour and taking and smashing the man’s phone.

The judge cited the seriousness of the offence, Cooney’s previous convictions and the victim’s vulnerability as aggravating factors. Cooney had 117 previous convictions, including 27 in the Circuit Court.

The sentence was backdated to 18 July 2023, when Cooney went into custody.