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Case No. 3140Assault causing harm · Co. Dublin · 28 Sep 2024

Teen lookout sentenced over assault at Applegreen petrol station, Santry

Clayton McLoughlin (19), who was 17 at the time, was sentenced to four years and six months (with 18 months suspended) at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for assault causing harm after a co-accused struck a man with a hurley at the Applegreen Service Station, Santry, in September 2024. McLoughlin acted as a lookout at the door holding a hockey stick while the co-accused, still at large, assaulted the victim over a drug debt.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced7 May
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Key facts

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20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMcLoughlin was standing at the door of the service station as a lookout while the co-accused assaulted the victim. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatBoth co-accused had their faces covered. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe co-accused hit the victim two more times before leaving. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe victim sustained a concussion, serious swelling to his eye and permanent hearing loss on one side. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe defendant and co-accused agreed to confront the victim when they saw him at the service station. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place at the Applegreen Service Station on Swords Road, Santry. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on 28 September 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe attack was over a drug debt owed by the victim. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponThe co-accused hit the victim across the head with a hurley. (irishmirror.ie)
  • weaponMcLoughlin was holding a hockey stick at the door. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationMcLoughlin was identified from CCTV and arrested several days after his 18th birthday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeMcLoughlin was charged on the basis of joint enterprise. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged in January 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtJudge Jonathan Dunphy imposed the sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceMcLoughlin was sentenced to four years and six months, with the final 18 months suspended on strict conditions for two years. (irishmirror.ie)
  • sentenceThe sentence was backdated to October 2025 when McLoughlin went into custody. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe took a bench warrant after leaving the jurisdiction and returned to Ireland in October 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMcLoughlin was 17 at the time of the incident. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMcLoughlin has previous convictions but none for violent offending, and was on bail at the time. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe probation report states he agreed to undertake tasks for a drugs gang in exchange for drugs and is assessed at high risk of reoffending. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 7 May2026
    Sentencedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Teen lookout jailed over ‘savage attack’ at Dublin petrol station

    Sentencing hearing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court before Judge Jonathan Dunphy; McLoughlin pleaded guilty on the basis of joint enterprise; co-accused still at large; sentence backdated to October 2025.

    convicted, Clayton McLoughlin, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Clayton McLoughlinvictim, maleaccused, male