Ireland Case No. 22459Theft; trespass · Co. Dublin · 27 Jul 2021
Two men avoid jail for stealing meat from Grafton Street restaurant
Thomas Harvey (42) and Daniel Kavanagh (29) pleaded guilty to trespass and theft after stealing 60 kilos of meat worth €2,000 from the store room of Captain Americas restaurant on Grafton Street, Dublin, on 27 July 2021. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced both to 18 months' imprisonment, suspended in full, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
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- Sentenced9 Feb
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Key facts
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- what60 kilos of chicken, beef and lamb were stolen from a restaurant (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe stolen meat products were worth €2,000 (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- whatHarvey climbed up a fire escape ladder into the store room (thejournal.ie)
- whatHarvey threw the meat down to Kavanagh below (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- whatThey hailed a taxi to a hotel on the far side of the city and tried to sell the meat (thejournal.ie)
- whatThe meat was later sold to a mother-of-eight for €100 (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- whatNone of the stolen meat had been recovered (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- whatKavanagh used the €100 from selling the meat to buy heroin (thejournal.ie)
- what60kg of chicken, beef and lamb were stolen from the restaurant (rte.ie)
- whatThey hailed a taxi to a hotel on the far side of the city and tried to sell the meat there (rte.ie)
- whatKavanagh used the €100 to buy heroin (rte.ie)
- whereThe theft was from the store room of Captain Americas on Grafton Street (thejournal.ie)
- whereHarvey is from Coultry Drive, Ballymun, Dublin 9 (thejournal.ie)
- whereThe theft took place at Captain Americas on Grafton Street, Dublin (rte.ie)
- whenThe theft occurred on 27 July 2021 (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- chargeHarvey pleaded guilty to trespass and theft (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- chargeKavanagh pleaded to the same offence of trespass and theft (rte.ie)
- courtThe sentencing took place at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court (rte.ie)
- sentenceJudge Martin Nolan sentenced both men to 18 months in prison, suspended in full (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- otherBoth men were using drugs at the time of the offence but are now drug-free (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- otherKavanagh has 97 previous convictions including 40 for public order offences (thejournal.ie)
- otherHarvey has 75 previous convictions including 43 for theft and 12 for drug offences (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- otherHarvey's son died of an overdose a year before the sentencing (thejournal.ie, rte.ie)
- otherHarvey successfully completed residential rehabilitation and aftercare programmes (thejournal.ie)
- otherKavanagh grew up in foster care (thejournal.ie)
- otherKavanagh has 97 previous convictions including 40 for public order offences, plus burglary, firearms and theft (rte.ie)
- otherHarvey completed residential rehabilitation and aftercare programmes (rte.ie)
- otherKavanagh grew up in foster care and he and his mother both suffered from mental health issues (rte.ie)
- otherKavanagh is in custody on another matter at the time of sentencing (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 9 Feb2023Two men avoid jail over Captain Americas meat theft
Reports the sentencing of both men, including details of the theft, their previous convictions, and mitigation evidence including drug rehabilitation and family circumstances.
convicted, Thomas Harvey, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Harveyconvicted, Daniel Kavanagh, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Kavanagh - 9 Feb2023Men who stole kilos of chicken, beef and lamb from restaurant store room go free
Reports the sentencing of two men who stole meat from a restaurant on Grafton Street; both received suspended sentences.
convicted, Thomas Harvey, 42, male, named, irish (judged from name)Thomas Harveyconvicted, Daniel Kavanagh, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Daniel Kavanagh