Ireland Case No. 16314Burglary · Co. Louth · 5 Jun 2024
Man sentenced for burglary of Dundalk restaurant
On 5 June 2024, shortly after 4.30am, a man kicked open a door of the Europa Restaurant on Earl Street, Dundalk, County Louth, and stole €100. Danny Duffy, a 28-year-old man, was arrested that evening at Dunnes Stores in Muirhevnamor. He pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage, and on 14 August 2024 the Dundalk District Court sentenced him to eight months, backdated to 6 June, with the criminal damage charge taken into consideration. Judge Vincent Deane imposed the sentence.
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- Sentenced14 Aug
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A man kicked open a door of the Europa Restaurant and stole €100.
- Where
- The burglary took place at the Europa Restaurant on Earl Street, Dundalk, County Louth.
- When
- The burglary happened shortly after 4.30am on 5 June 2024.
- Investigation
- CCTV showed the man rummaging through the till before he left with a quantity of cash.
- The man was arrested that evening after being spotted by gardaí at Dunnes Stores in Muirhevnamor.
- Other details
- Danny Duffy, a 28-year-old man with an address at the Simon Community, Barrack Street, Dundalk, was named as the suspect.
- Charges
- Danny Duffy pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage.
- In court
- The court heard that he had 116 previous convictions, eight for burglary and seven for criminal damage.
- His solicitor said he had an unstable and traumatic upbringing, had spent much of his adult life in and out of custody, and was remorseful.
- He had been offered a place on a residential treatment course but did not take it up because his grandmother had become ill.
- Sentence
- Judge Vincent Deane imposed an eight-month sentence for the burglary at Dundalk District Court.
- The sentence was backdated to 6 June 2024, when he went into custody, and the criminal damage charge was marked as taken into consideration.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man kicked open a door of the restaurant and stole €100. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whereThe burglary took place at the Europa Restaurant on Earl Street, Dundalk. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- whenThe burglary happened shortly after 4.30am on June 5th. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationCCTV showed the man rummaging through the till before he left with a quantity of cash. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- investigationHe was arrested that evening after being spotted by gardaí at Dunnes Stores in Muirhevnamor. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtThe court heard he had 116 previous convictions. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtEight of his previous convictions were for burglary and seven for criminal damage. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtHis solicitor said he had an unstable and traumatic upbringing and had spent much of his adult life in and out of custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtHe had been offered a place on a residential treatment course but did not take it up because his grandmother had become ill. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- courtHis solicitor said he was remorseful. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceJudge Vincent Deane imposed an eight-month sentence for the burglary. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to June 6th, when he went into custody. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
- sentenceThe criminal damage charge was marked as taken into consideration. (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Aug2024Man sentenced for burglary of restaurant in Dundalk
Sentencing report. Adds the court outcome, the guilty plea, the arrest location, and the backdating of the sentence to 6 June.
convicted, Danny Duffy, 28, male, named, irish (judged from name)Danny Duffy