Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 3479Robbery · Co. Dublin

Hotel thief Darren White given 10-year suspended sentence after 20 years in UK

Darren White, 49, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a 10-year suspended sentence and 240 hours community service for 13 counts of cash robbery at Dublin city hotels between August and December 2005 and one count of robbery of a Londis shop in 2006, after fleeing to the UK for approximately 20 years following his guilty plea in July 2007.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced23 Mar
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Key facts

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  • whatDarren White, 49, has an address at Belmayne Park, Dublin 17 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe value of cash stolen ranged from €50 to €900 (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe offences targeted individuals, mostly young women on their own (irishtimes.com)
  • whatIn some cases the robberies involved the use of or threat of a weapon (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhite had been a drug addict at the time of the offending (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhite had no prior convictions (irishtimes.com)
  • whatAfter pleading guilty, White failed to appear on his sentence date and travelled to the UK (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhite posed as being in Dublin to erect lighting for concerts (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOn 6 September 2005 at 9.40pm, White entered the Clarence Hotel with an accomplice (irishtimes.com)
  • whatThe second man took €900 from a drawer behind the reception desk (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhite was in his early 30s when he committed the robberies (irishtimes.com)
  • whatWhite was addicted to heroin and had a drug debt at the time (irishtimes.com)
  • weaponOne of the men took out a large weapon like a machete and waved it at the receptionist (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationWhite came to garda attention again in April 2025 when he was in court on a road traffic matter (irishtimes.com)
  • investigationGardaí handed out flyers showing White's picture to hotels in the city (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to 13 counts of cash robbery at Dublin city hotels between August and December 2005 (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeHe pleaded guilty to one count of robbery of a Londis shop in 2006 (irishtimes.com)
  • courtJudge Martina Baxter noted a clear element of planning in the offences (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a 10-year sentence suspended for 10 years (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered 240 hours of community service (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Mar2026
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Hotel thief who posed as British tourist fled country for two decades after guilty plea

    Sentencing hearing details including the judge's reasoning, the defendant's 20-year absence, his rehabilitation, and the specific sentence imposed.

    convicted, Darren White, 49, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Whitesuspect, malevictim, female