Trevor Byrne pleads not guilty to Dublin robbery charges

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Trevor Byrne pleaded not guilty to five alleged robbery, firearm, vehicle seizure, false imprisonment and threatening-to-kill offences at the Special Criminal Court on 13 April 2021. The charges relate to an alleged armed raid at BoyleSports in Applewood Village, Swords, on 19 March 2010.

The prosecution alleges that Byrne and another man stole €1,490 after emerging from the betting shop toilets with a gun. Byrne is also accused of taking a woman’s car by force, falsely imprisoning her and threatening to kill her before she was released.

The trial was continuing when the report was published.