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Case No. 12403Burglary and assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 2 Dec 2023

Burglar jailed for six years, part-suspended, after attack on two sisters in Monkstown home

Dan Moorehouse, 26, was sentenced at the Circuit Criminal Court for burglary and two counts of assault causing harm against two sisters at their home on Monkstown Road, south Dublin. The offences were committed on 2 December 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced15 Oct
    2 reports
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Key facts

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25 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMoorehouse pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm and one count of burglary. (thejournal.ie, gript.ie)
  • whatMoorehouse punched one of the young women in the face, bursting her lip open and cutting her cheek bone. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatHe hit the other young woman in the nose. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe sisters found Dan Moorehouse coming down the stairs after he had ransacked the bedrooms. (gript.ie)
  • whatMoorehouse punched one sister in the face, causing a bleeding lip and a cut on her cheekbone. (gript.ie)
  • whatThe other sister was smacked in the nose. (gript.ie)
  • whatAfter being confronted, Moorehouse hit one girl hard in the face when she ran at him. (gript.ie)
  • whereThe burglary and assaults took place at a home on Monkstown Road in south Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe offences took place at a home on Monkstown Road, south Dublin. (gript.ie)
  • whenThe sisters came home from Christmas shopping on 2 December 2023. (gript.ie)
  • causeThe judge said Moorehouse broke into the house to steal items to sell to feed a drug habit. (thejournal.ie)
  • causeMoorehouse gained access to the property by smashing down the kitchen door. (gript.ie)
  • causeThe judge said the crime was motivated by Moorehouse's drug habit, as he was seeking items to sell. (gript.ie)
  • investigationGardaí found the back door smashed in and the upstairs bedrooms ransacked. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationCCTV showed Moorehouse entering a house run by a homelessness charity 150m from the house he broke into. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationCCTV footage was used to trace Moorehouse's movements after one sister took a photograph of him on her phone. (gript.ie)
  • investigationMoorehouse was traced to a homeless hub 150m from the family's home. (gript.ie)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe court accepted that the accused has had mental health difficulties since age 5, but said he knew what he was doing when he burgled the house. (gript.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge suspended the final 18 months of a six-year custodial sentence. (thejournal.ie)
  • sentenceMoorehouse was sentenced to six years in prison with the final 18 months suspended. (gript.ie)
  • otherThe first woman was left with a scar on her face. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherMoorehouse has 60 previous convictions, including burglary, attempted burglary, dangerous driving, possession of drugs and assault. (thejournal.ie, gript.ie)
  • otherMoorehouse was living in a Fr. Peter McVerry Trust family hub at the time. (gript.ie)
  • otherThe victim impact statements described fear the sisters experienced after the incident. (gript.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Oct2025
    Sentencedgript.ie, first report
    Burglar attacked two young sisters in their home - Gript

    Sentencing report. Adds the guilty pleas, the judge's sentence of six years with the final 18 months suspended, the drug-motivation finding, and the victim impact evidence.

    convicted, Dan Moorehouse, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dan Moorehousevictim, femalevictim, female
  2. 15 Oct2025
    Sentencedthejournal.ie, follow-up
    Burglar jailed after he attacked two sisters that confronted him at south Dublin home

    Reports the sentencing hearing: the guilty pleas, the court's partial suspension of the six-year sentence, the victims' impact statements, the judge's remarks and the suspect's previous convictions.

    victim, femalevictim, femaleconvicted, Dan Moorehouse, 26, male, named, irish (judged from name)Dan Moorehouse