Ireland Man who overheard bank conversation jailed for theft of woman's handbag, Dublin
On 27 August 2019 a woman's car window was smashed at traffic lights on Oscar Traynor Road, Kilmore, Dublin, and her handbag was stolen. The handbag contained €16,000 in cash, an iPhone, another $2,000, vouchers and jewellery. Joseph Joyce, a 31-year-old man from Springdale Road, Raheny, had been captured on CCTV in an AIB branch in Artane the day before, while a bank teller asked the woman to return the next day to collect the cash. Joyce pleaded guilty in June 2024 to one count of theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and on 10 July 2024 Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to four years in jail, reduced from a headline sentence of five to six years for rehabilitation and family circumstances.
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- Sentenced10 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Joseph Joyce was captured on CCTV in an AIB branch in Artane on 26 August 2019 while a bank teller asked a woman customer to return the next day to collect €16,000 in cash.
- While the woman was stopped at traffic lights, a man smashed her car window and stole her handbag.
- The handbag contained €16,000 in cash, an iPhone, another $2,000, vouchers and jewellery.
- Weapon
- The man smashed the passenger window with a hammer.
- When
- The theft occurred on 27 August 2019.
- Where
- The theft occurred at Oscar Traynor Road, Kilmore, Dublin.
- Investigation
- Gardaí stopped a Ford Focus in Clonshaugh and found false registration plates beside it.
- Gardaí recovered €1,200 in fresh banknotes from a black BMW searched after Joyce was collected.
- Charges
- Joyce pleaded guilty to one count of theft.
- In court
- Judge Martin Nolan made the ruling at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The judge set a headline sentence of five to six years, reduced to four for rehabilitation and family circumstances.
- Joyce was sentenced to four years in jail.
- Other details
- The €1,200 was returned to the victim, who remained at a loss for the rest of the stolen cash and items.
- Joyce has 110 previous convictions, and the judge said the offence had a profound impact on the victim, who was terrified and suffered substantial losses.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whatJoyce was captured on CCTV in an AIB branch in Artane on 26 August 2019. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA man smashed the woman's car window while she was stopped at traffic lights and stole her handbag. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe handbag contained €16,000 in cash, an iPhone, another sum of $2,000, vouchers and jewellery. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe theft occurred on 27 August 2019 at Oscar Traynor Road, Kilmore, Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponThe man smashed the passenger window with a hammer. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí stopped the Ford Focus in Clonshaugh and found false registration plates beside it. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí recovered €1,200 in fresh banknotes from the black BMW searched after Joyce was collected. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeJoyce pleaded guilty to one count of theft. (irishtimes.com)
- courtJudge Martin Nolan made the ruling at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of five to six years, reduced to four for rehabilitation and family circumstances. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceJoyce was sentenced to four years in jail. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe €1,200 was returned to the victim, who remained at a loss for the rest of the stolen cash and items. (irishtimes.com)
- otherJoyce has 110 previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe judge said the offence had a profound impact on the victim, who was terrified and suffered substantial losses. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Jul2024Man who overheard woman was due to collect €16,000 from bank jailed for theft
Reports the sentencing of Joyce, who pleaded guilty to one count of theft. The article gives the sentence, the judge's reasoning and background on the 2019 theft.