Tony McInerney sentenced for attempted murder in Clare

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Tony McInerney was sentenced to 17 years for attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court on 23 October 2023, to run consecutively to a 10-year term he was already serving.

The attempted murder was of Daniel Harty Junior at Pound Street, Sixmilebridge, on 18 January 2020. McInerney also pleaded guilty to recklessly discharging a firearm and threatening to kill or cause serious harm.

The judge imposed concurrent five-year terms for the firearm and threat charges. He ruled that the 17-year sentence must follow the existing 10-year term.