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Case No. 22130Trespass; handling stolen property; theft · Co. Longford · 12 Jul 2022

Edward McDonagh jailed for seven months for trespass, handling stolen property and theft in Longford

Edward McDonagh, 43, of Longford, with 114 previous convictions, was sentenced at Longford District Court to seven months' custody for trespass and a consecutive eight-month suspended sentence for handling stolen property and theft committed while on bail, relating to four separate incidents between July 2022 and January 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced28 Feb
    2 reports
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Key facts

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38 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatEdward McDonagh is 43 years old and lives at 2 Victory Court, Longford (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatHe had 114 previous convictions (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe injured party came downstairs and saw a man in his living room (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe intruder fled and the homeowner gave chase to an apartment block (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe homeowner called gardaí and showed them footage taken on his phone of the perpetrator (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatPhones, laptops and vaping equipment were found in his rucksack (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatOn January 27, 2023, a CCTV hard drive, €300 in cash and vaping equipment was stolen from the E Smoke Vaping shop (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatOn January 28, 2023, an office at 3 Geraldine Terrace, Longford was robbed of €6,000 worth of electronic equipment (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatMr McDonagh made admissions about being in possession of the stolen property (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatHis mother died when he was very young and two of his brothers died from drug abuse (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatHe was engaging with the Simon Community (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatHe was on medication including methadone at the time (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe homeowner found an intruder in his living room. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe intruder fled and the homeowner followed him to an apartment block. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatPhones, laptops and vaping equipment were found in McDonagh's rucksack. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatA CCTV hard drive, €300 in cash and vaping equipment were stolen in the break-in. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • what€6,000 worth of electronic equipment was stolen from the office. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whereThe defendant was in an area known for drug dealing (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenAt 6:15am on Tuesday July 12, 2022, a man was woken by a sound in his house (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenGarda David Gearty stopped the defendant in January 2023 (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe trespass occurred at 6:15am on Tuesday 12 July 2022. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenGarda David Gearty stopped the defendant in January 2023 in an area known for drug dealing. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenA theft from the E Smoke Vaping shop occurred on 27 January 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenAn office at 3 Geraldine Terrace, Longford was robbed on 28 January 2023. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • investigationThe homeowner showed gardaí phone footage of the perpetrator and officers identified McDonagh. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with handling stolen property, trespass and theft. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtHe appeared before Longford District Court (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtA Victim Impact Statement was handed in to court and the injured party attended the hearing (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtEdward McDonagh, 43, of 2 Victory Court, Longford appeared before Longford District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • courtA Victim Impact Statement was submitted and the injured party attended the hearing. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceHe was sentenced to seven months in custody, backdated to January 30 (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceA consecutive eight-month sentence was suspended for 18 months on a bond of €250 (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceHe was directed to engage with probation service for 18 months (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceJudge Owens sentenced him to seven months in custody, backdated to 30 January. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • sentenceA consecutive eight-month sentence was suspended for 18 months on a €250 bond. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherMcDonagh made admissions about being in possession of the stolen property. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe was engaging with the Simon Community and on medication including methadone. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherHe had no history of violence. (offalyexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Mar2023
    Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, first report
    Man in the Midlands with 114 previous convictions jailed for seven months for trespass

    Sentencing report covering four incidents: a July 2022 trespass, a January 2023 stop where phones, laptops and vaping equipment were found, a January 27 2023 theft from E Smoke Vaping shop, and a January 28 2023 office robbery at 3 Geraldine Terrace. Judge Owens imposed seven months' custody backdated to 30 January plus a consecutive eight-month suspended sentence on a €250 bond.

    convicted, Edward McDonagh, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Edward McDonaghvictim, male
  2. 28 Feb2023
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, follow-up
    Longford man with 114 previous convictions jailed for seven months for trespass

    Provides full details of the sentencing hearing including the trespass incident, the stop in a drug dealing area, the E Smoke Vaping shop theft, the Geraldine Terrace office robbery, mitigation evidence, and the specific sentencing terms.

    victim, maleconvicted, Edward McDonagh, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)Edward McDonagh