Gang member Rooney 'would've been better off with a banger' as State seeks to seize €72k Merc

At the Special Criminal Court, the State sought to seize a €72,000 Mercedes-Benz used by Thomas Rooney, a 52-year-old from Meath described as a mid-to-high level gang member. Rooney pleaded guilty in July 2021 to possessing over €600,000 in criminal proceeds across three separate occasions in Drogheda in May 2020, contrary to money-laundering legislation. He was sentenced to six years' imprisonment in January 2022…