Ireland Ennis Dunne sentenced for Dublin launderette robbery
Ennis Dunne, a 47-year-old woman, pleaded guilty to robbing a female staff member at a laundrette on the South Circular Road, Dublin, on 24 October 2025. She had been using the machines for about an hour before pushing a sharp object into the staff member's back and taking €410 from the till before running off. She was identified from CCTV footage and sentenced by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two years and nine months, backdated to October 2025. The court heard she had 77 previous convictions and was heavily intoxicated on illicit substances at the time of the robbery.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Ennis Dunne pleaded guilty to robbing a laundrette on the South Circular Road, Dublin, on 24 October 2025.
- Dunne used the launderette machines for about an hour before pushing a sharp object into the staff member's back and taking €410 from the till before running off, leaving behind a bag and other items.
- Cause
- Dunne told gardai she was being intimidated for money to repay her debts and was heavily intoxicated on illicit substances at the time.
- Investigation
- Dunne was identified from CCTV footage played to the court.
- In court
- Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard the case.
- Sentence
- Dunne was sentenced to two years and nine months, backdated to October 2025.
- Other details
- Dunne has 77 previous convictions, including 11 for robbery and two for attempted robbery.
- The female staff member left Ireland and returned to her home country after the incident.
- Dunne was on methadone maintenance and had significant physical and mental health issues.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatEnnis Dunne pleaded guilty to robbery at a laundrette on the South Circular Road on 24 October 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDunne took €410 from the till and ran off, leaving behind a bag and other items. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDunne was using the launderette machines for about an hour before the robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDunne pushed something sharp into the staff member's back. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe staff member thought the object might be a syringe and felt scared. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDunne was identified from CCTV footage played to the court. (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced Dunne to two years and nine months, backdated to when she went into custody in October 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne has 77 previous convictions, including 11 for robbery and two for attempted robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne was on methadone maintenance and had significant physical and mental health issues. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne told gardai she was taking crack cocaine and tablets and her drug habit was costing around €200 a day. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe staff member left Ireland and returned to her home country after the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne was heavily intoxicated on illicit substances at the time of the robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne told gardai she was being intimidated for money to repay her debts. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherDunne intends to leave Dublin and move to another part of the country after release. (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Oct2026Woman jailed for two years and nine months for Dublin launderette robbery
Sentencing report: Dunne received two years and nine months, backdated to October 2025, after pleading guilty. The court heard details of the robbery, her 77 previous convictions, her drug use, and the impact on the staff member who left Ireland.
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