Thomas McDonnell jailed for Tallaght car hijacking

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Thomas McDonnell was jailed for hijacking at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with four years imposed and the final 18 months suspended. The proceedings were reported on 8 June 2021.

McDonnell pleaded guilty to one count of hijacking at Belgard Square, Tallaght, on 4 January 2019. The court heard he was in a drug-induced psychosis and had attended Tallaght hospital the previous night for mental health issues.

The report said the driver had dropped his daughter at creche before McDonnell demanded that he leave the car. McDonnell had six previous convictions for drug-related offences.