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Case No. 20049Robbery (armed) · Co. Dublin · 8 Aug 2023

Man charged after robbery in Clongriffin

A man in his 20s was charged after an alleged armed robbery at a shop on Marsfield Avenue, Clongriffin, Dublin, on Tuesday 8 August 2023. Gardaí said he entered the shop at about 6:40pm, armed with a knife, and left the scene in a vehicle that had been the subject of an unauthorised taking in Dublin 13 on 5 August. He was arrested and detained at a Garda station in Dublin, and gardaí said investigations are ongoing. The latest development, reported on 15 August 2023, is that he has been charged and was expected to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice that day.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged15 Aug
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man was charged as part of an investigation into an alleged armed robbery in Clongriffin, Dublin.
Where
The robbery took place at a shop on Marsfield Avenue, Clongriffin.
When
The man entered the shop at about 6:40pm on Tuesday 8 August 2023.
Weapon
The man was armed with a knife.
Investigation
  • The man, in his 20s, was arrested in connection with the incidents and detained at a Garda station in Dublin.
  • Gardaí said investigations are ongoing.
Charges
The man has since been charged.
In court
The man was expected to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice on 15 August 2023, the day the report was published.
Other details
The man left the scene in a vehicle that was the subject of an unauthorised taking in Dublin 13 on 5 August.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man was charged as part of an investigation into a robbery in Clongriffin, Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place at a shop on Marsfield Avenue, Clongriffin. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe man entered the shop at about 6:40pm on Tuesday 8 August 2023. (thejournal.ie)
  • weaponThe man was armed with a knife. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationThe man, aged in his 20s, was arrested in connection with the incidents and detained at a Garda station in Dublin. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said investigations are ongoing. (thejournal.ie)
  • chargeThe man has since been charged. (thejournal.ie)
  • courtThe man was expected to appear at the Criminal Courts of Justice on the day the article was published. (thejournal.ie)
  • otherThe man left the scene in a vehicle that was the subject of an unauthorised taking in Dublin 13 on 5 August. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Aug2023
    Chargedthejournal.ie, first report
    Man charged after robbery in Clongriffin

    Reports that a man has been charged and is due in court, and links him to an unauthorised taking of a vehicle in Dublin 13 on 5 August. No earlier case in the list matches this robbery.

    accused, 20s, male