Ireland Case No. 6973Robbery; theft; criminal damage · Co. Dublin · 21 Nov 2023
Man charged over Blackrock and Foxrock robberies appears in court
Nigel Kennedy, who the Irish Times reports is 29, was arrested by Cabinteely detectives on Tuesday 5 December 2023 over two alleged knifepoint robberies on the night of Tuesday 21 November 2023 at a service station on Clonkeen Road and a pharmacy on Foxrock Avenue in south Dublin. He was charged, and on Wednesday 6 December 2023 he appeared before Dún Laoghaire District Court, where no bail application was made. Judge Anne Watkin remanded him in custody to Cloverhill Prison for one week pending a bail application, and the latest development is that remand. Investigations are ongoing.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested21 Nov
2 reports - Charged21 Nov
2 reports - In court6 Dec
- Verdict
- Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A lone male is alleged to have threatened staff at a service station on Clonkeen Road with a knife and left empty-handed.
- A short time later, another person is alleged to have threatened staff at a pharmacy on Foxrock Avenue with a knife and left with cash.
- Where
- Both robberies took place in south Dublin, and sources describe the Clonkeen Road premises as a service station in Garda and Irish Times reports but as a petrol station in the Irish Mirror.
- When
- Both robberies happened on the night of Tuesday 21 November 2023, the first at about 11:15pm.
- The Irish Times states that the incidents took place on the accused's 29th birthday.
- Weapon
- The robberies were carried out at knifepoint, and no one was physically harmed.
- Investigation
- Cabinteely detectives arrested a man in his 20s on Tuesday 5 December 2023, and he is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin.
- Garda statements describe the arrested man only as being in his 20s, while the Irish Times names him as Nigel Kennedy, aged 29.
- Charges
- He is charged with attempted robbery at the Clonkeen Road service station and with theft of €200 and eight packets of Zoclone sleeping tablets from the Foxrock Avenue pharmacy.
- He is also charged with criminal damage to a wing mirror and side door of a car on Merrion Road, Dublin 4, on 7 July 2020, and with an unrelated criminal damage charge from Dublin's south inner city over three years ago.
- In court
- He appeared before Dún Laoghaire District Court on Wednesday 6 December 2023, represented by Andrew Forde BL, and no bail application was made.
- Judge Anne Watkin remanded him in custody to Cloverhill Prison for one week pending a bail application, and the judge granted legal aid.
- Other details
- His counsel said he was not working and had been prescribed methadone for drug addiction, and asked that he be treated for addiction on remand, which the judge noted.
44 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA lone male threatened staff with a knife at a service station on Clonkeen Road and left empty-handed. (garda.ie)
- whatShortly afterwards another person threatened staff at a pharmacy on Foxrock Ave with a knife and left with cash. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested a man in his 20s as part of an ongoing investigation into two separate armed robbery incidents in South Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatAt the pharmacy, the robber threatened staff with a knife and left with a sum of cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man has been charged in connection with knifepoint robberies in Dublin. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatHe is alleged to have threatened staff at the service station before leaving empty-handed. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA second alleged robbery followed on the same day. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe robberies took place in the South East of Dublin. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe first robbery was at a petrol station on Clonkeen Road, South East Dublin, at about 11:15pm. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe second robbery was at a pharmacy on Foxrock Ave, South East Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe attempted robbery was at a service station on Clonkeen Road, Blackrock. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe robberies took place on 21 November 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenThe service station robbery happened at about 11:15pm on Tuesday 21 November 2023. (garda.ie)
- whenBoth robberies took place on the night of Tuesday 21 November. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe robberies occurred on 21 November 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Tuesday, 5 December 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incidents took place on 21 November 2023, the accused's 29th birthday. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe robberies were carried out at knifepoint. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí in Cabinteely charged the man. (garda.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe man was arrested on Tuesday 5 December 2023 as part of the investigation into the robberies. (garda.ie)
- investigationGardaí said the arrest followed enquiries and an operation on 5 December 2023 in the Dublin area. (garda.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the Dublin Region. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationDetectives from Cabinteely carried out an operation on Tuesday 5 December 2023 and arrested a man in his 20s. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationHe was arrested by gardaí from Cabinteely Garda station on Tuesday. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeGardaí charged the man in connection with the robberies. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe accused is charged with attempted robbery at the Clonkeen Road service station. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe is charged with the alleged theft of €200 and eight packets of Zoclone sleeping tablets from a pharmacy on Foxrock Avenue, Foxrock. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe is also charged with criminal damage to the wing mirror and side door of a car on Merrion Road, Dublin 4, on 7 July 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeHe faces another unrelated charge of criminal damage allegedly committed in Dublin's south inner city over three years ago. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe man was due to appear before Dún Laoghaire District Court on 6 December 2023 at 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtThe man is due to appear before Dun Laoghaire District Court at 10.30am on 6 December 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtHe appeared before Dún Laoghaire District Court on the Wednesday morning. (irishtimes.com)
- courtNo application for bail was made. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe was remanded in custody to Cloverhill Prison for one week by Judge Anne Watkin, pending a bail application. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe was represented by Andrew Forde BL. (irishtimes.com)
- otherInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- otherNo one was physically harmed in the incidents. (garda.ie)
- otherThe man left the petrol station without any items or money. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherNo staff members were physically harmed in the pharmacy robbery. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherHis counsel said he was not working and had been prescribed methadone for drug addiction. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHis counsel asked that he be treated for addiction while on remand in prison, and the judge noted the request. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge granted an application for legal aid in the case. (irishtimes.com)
- otherHe is of Mcintosh Park, Pottery Road, Dún Laoghaire. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 6 Dec2023Man appears in court over south Dublin robberies
First report of the case. Names the accused and sets out the charges, the court appearance and the remand in custody.
accused, Nigel Kennedy, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Nigel Kennedy - 6 Dec2023Man due in court in connection with back-to-back south Dublin robberies
Reports that a man aged in his 20s was arrested on 5 December 2023 and charged over the robberies, and that he was due before Dun Laoghaire District Court on 6 December 2023.
accused, 20s, male - 5 Dec2023Man arrested as part of investigation into armed robberies in South Dublin
Adds the arrest on 5 December 2023 by Cabinteely detectives, the man's detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, and details of the Clonkeen Road petrol station and Foxrock Ave pharmacy robberies, including that the petrol station robber left with nothing and the pharmacy robber left with cash.
suspect, 20s, male - 21 Nov2023Arrests: Robbery Incidents South East Dublin - 21st November 2023
Garda press release, issued 5 December 2023, reporting the arrest of a man in his 20s by Cabinteely Detectives. It names the Clonkeen Road service station and Foxrock Ave pharmacy as the two robbery locations and says no one was physically harmed. The man is not named.
suspect, 20s, male - 21 Nov2023Court Appearance re Robberies in South East Dublin, 21st November, 2023.
Garda press release confirming the arrest on 5 December 2023 and the charge of the man in his 20s, who was due before Dún Laoghaire District Court on 6 December 2023. It does not name him or list the specific offences.
accused, 20s, male