Ireland Case No. 19421Armed robbery · Co. Dublin · 13 Nov 2019
Man jailed for six years for armed robbery of Lidl in Dublin
On 13 November 2019 a man named Paul Clarke took about €1,000 from two open tills at a Lidl in Dublin, threatening the shop manager with a handgun that he fired into the ceiling. Gardaí stopped the getaway car in Darndale with Clarke and the getaway driver, and gunshot residue was later found on his jacket and the car. Clarke pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by Judge Orla Crowe at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, as reported on 20 October 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Clarke took about €1,000 from two open tills.
- Clarke produced a gun and threatened the shop manager with it.
- Where
- Sources give the Lidl as on the Malahide Road (key facts), in Coolock (sentencing report) and in Clondalkin (photo caption).
- When
- The robbery took place on 13 November 2019.
- Weapon
- Clarke fired a handgun into the ceiling of the Lidl.
- Investigation
- Gunshot residue was found on the jacket Clarke wore and on the passenger side of the getaway car.
- CCTV confirmed the getaway car was the vehicle used in the robbery.
- Gardaí stopped the getaway car in Darndale with Clarke and the getaway driver.
- Charges
- Clarke pleaded guilty to the armed robbery.
- In court
- The case was heard at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- Judge Orla Crowe sentenced Clarke to six years' imprisonment.
- Other details
- Clarke has 115 previous convictions.
- The judge treated Clarke's guilty plea and apology as mitigating factors, and his previous convictions and use of a live weapon as aggravating factors.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatClarke took about €1,000 from two open tills. (thejournal.ie)
- whatClarke produced a gun and threatened the shop manager with it. (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe robbery took place at a Lidl on the Malahide Road. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe robbery took place on 13 November 2019. (thejournal.ie)
- weaponClarke fired his handgun into the ceiling of the Lidl. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGunshot residue was found on the jacket Clarke wore and on the passenger side of the getaway car. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationCCTV confirmed the getaway car was the vehicle used in the robbery. (thejournal.ie)
- investigationGardaí stopped the getaway car in Darndale with Clarke and the getaway driver. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- sentenceClarke was sentenced to six years' imprisonment by Judge Orla Crowe. (thejournal.ie)
- otherClarke has 115 previous convictions. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge treated Clarke's guilty plea and apology as mitigating factors. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe judge treated the number of previous convictions and the use of a live weapon as aggravating factors. (thejournal.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 20 Oct2023Man jailed for six years for armed robbery of a Lidl in Dublin
Sentencing report for an armed robbery at a Lidl in Coolock. Not the same incident as existing case 197, which concerns the 2019 shooting of Eoin Boylan.