Ireland Dundalk man sentenced to community service for attempted robbery of filling station shop
On 7 August 2022, two men entered the Maxol filling station shop on the Castletown Road in Dundalk, Co Louth, and one produced a black handgun-type weapon and demanded that the till be opened, but this was not possible because money had to be placed in it first. Thomas McGee, a 51-year-old man, was identified as the man dressed all in black with the firearm. He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and theft of food and admitted trespassing at a construction site at Patrick Tierney Crescent on 8 October 2020. On 12 October 2023, Dundalk District Court sentenced him to 220 hours community service in lieu of a four-month jail term, with the judge citing his housing as a reason.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced12 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and theft of food at a Maxol filling station shop in Dundalk.
- Two men entered the shop.
- Where
- The attempted robbery took place at the Maxol shop on the Castletown Road in Dundalk, Co Louth.
- When
- The attempted robbery occurred on 7 August 2022.
- The sentencing was reported on 12 October 2023.
- Weapon
- One of the men produced a black handgun-type weapon and demanded that the till be opened.
- Investigation
- The defendant was identified as the man dressed all in black with the firearm.
- Other details
- The man admitted trespassing at a construction site at Patrick Tierney Crescent on 8 October 2020.
- The defence solicitor said the man had recently been provided with housing by the council.
- In court
- The court heard the man had 44 previous convictions, including for assault and attempted robbery.
- The judge described the matter as very serious but was only considering community service because the man is in housing.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced at Dundalk District Court to 220 hours community service in lieu of a four-month jail term.
11 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and theft of food at a Maxol filling station shop in Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whatTwo men entered the shop. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe attempted robbery took place at a shop at a Dundalk filling station on the Castletown Road. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe attempted robbery occurred on 7 August 2022. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- weaponOne of the men produced a black handgun-type weapon and demanded that the till be opened. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationThe defendant was identified as the man dressed all in black with the firearm. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe court heard the man had 44 previous convictions, including for assault and attempted robbery. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe judge described the matter as very serious but was only considering community service because the man is in housing. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceHe was sentenced at the district court to 220 hours community service in lieu of a four-month jail term. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe man admitted trespassing at a construction site at Patrick Tierney Crescent on 8 October 2020. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- otherThe defence solicitor said the man had recently been provided with housing by the council. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Oct2023Man pleaded guilty to attempted robbery of a shop in Dundalk
Court report on the sentencing. It adds the guilty plea, the sentence, the handgun-type weapon, the identification of the defendant, his previous convictions and the judge's remarks. It also records a second, separate offence of trespass from 2020.
convicted, Thomas McGee, 51, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas McGee