Ireland Two men sent for trial over attempted robbery in Newbridge, Kildare
men Patrick Behan, 41, and Stefan O'Leary, 21, were arrested on 27 March 2023 after allegedly threatening staff with a knife and demanding cash at Apache Pizza on Eyre Street, Newbridge, before a second robbery at Yummi Yaki on Charlotte Street a short time later. The pair, whose faces were covered, allegedly ran at two gardaí who identified themselves, and Garda Lorraine Foran, a woman, sustained a bang to the head before deploying pepper spray. They were charged with two counts of attempted robbery, production of an article, and resisting arrest, with Behan facing an additional charge of criminal damage to a car. Bail was denied at Naas District Court on 29 March 2023, the case was struck out on 22 June, and on 13 July 2023 Judge Desmond Zaidan sent both men forward for trial to the Naas Circuit Criminal Court.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrested27 Mar
8 reports - Charged27 Mar
- In court29 Mar
6 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two men allegedly threatened staff with a knife and demanded cash at Apache Pizza on Eyre Street, Newbridge, before a second robbery was taking place at Yummi Yaki on Charlotte Street a short time later.
- Where
- The incidents took place at Apache Pizza on Eyre Street and Yummi Yaki Chinese food premises on Charlotte Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
- When
- The first robbery was reported at approximately 8:30pm or 8:40pm on Monday 27 March 2023.
- Cause
- The robberies were allegedly carried out to feed a drug habit.
- Weapon
- A steel carving knife, at least 12 inches long, was produced during the first robbery, and Behan was allegedly in possession of a Stanley blade.
- Investigation
- Garda Lorraine Foran sustained a bang to the head and deployed pepper spray before the pair were arrested upon Gardaí's arrival at the second scene.
- Charges
- Behan and O'Leary were charged with two counts of attempted robbery, production of an article, and resisting arrest, with Behan facing an additional charge of criminal damage to a car at a garda station.
- In court
- Bail was denied by Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court on 29 March 2023, the case was struck out on 22 June 2023, and on 13 July 2023 both men were sent forward for trial to the Naas Circuit Criminal Court.
- Other details
- The pair had their faces covered and were kicking at a protective screen when they ran at two gardaí who identified themselves.
- Behan was described in court as a chronic drug addict spending over €100 a day on heroin and crack cocaine, and the pair met when buying drugs.
106 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTwo men were arrested in connection with alleged robberies in Newbridge on 27 March 2023. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested following armed robberies of two fast food outlets in Newbridge on 27 March 2023. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA second robbery was taking place at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street, Newbridge, a short time after the first. (garda.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested two men upon arrival at the second outlet, one aged in his 40s and the other in his 20s. (garda.ie)
- whatTwo men entered a fast food outlet on Eyre Street and threatened staff with a knife (rte.ie)
- whatThe men demanded cash from the staff (rte.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested, one in his 40s and one in his 20s (rte.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested two men upon arrival at the second robbery scene. (kildarenow.com)
- whatOne man in his 40s and one man in his 20s were arrested upon Gardaí's arrival. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatTwo men entered a fast food outlet on Eyre Street, Newbridge, and threatened staff with a knife while demanding cash. (irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie)
- whatA second robbery took place at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street, Newbridge. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested following an armed robbery of two fast food premises. (extra.ie)
- whatStaff were threatened with a knife while the men demanded cash. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested two men, one in his 40s and one in his 20s. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested following armed robberies at two fast food outlets (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatCash was demanded from staff (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatOne of the arrested men is in his 40s (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe other arrested man is in his 20s (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatTwo men were arrested in connection with alleged armed robberies in Newbridge on Monday evening and have been charged. (kildarenow.com)
- whatOne man is in his 40s and the other is in his 20s. (kildarenow.com)
- whatA short time later, a robbery was taking place at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street, Newbridge. (thejournal.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested two men, one in his 40s and the other in his 20s. (thejournal.ie)
- whatTwo men allegedly robbed two fast food outlets in Newbridge on the same evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatGardaí arrested the two men upon arrival at the second robbery scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatTwo men attempted to carry out robberies at two County Kildare takeaway food premises to feed a drug habit. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe pair had their faces covered. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe pair were kicking at a protective screen. (kildarenow.com)
- whatWhen the two gardaí identified themselves, the pair ran at them. (kildarenow.com)
- whatGarda Lorraine Foran sustained a bang to the head. (kildarenow.com)
- whatGarda Foran deployed pepper spray before the pair were arrested. (kildarenow.com)
- whatPatrick Behan was described as a chronic drug addict spending over €100 a day on heroin and crack cocaine. (kildarenow.com)
- whatPatrick Behan is unemployed. (kildarenow.com)
- whatPatrick Behan had a quantity of prescription drugs but no prescription. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe pair met when they were buying drugs. (kildarenow.com)
- whatTwo suspects are accused of attempting to rob two takeaways. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe first robbery took place at a fast food outlet on Eyre Street, Newbridge. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereA second robbery occurred at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street in Newbridge (rte.ie)
- whereThe second robbery took place at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street, Newbridge. (kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe first robbery was at a fast food outlet on Eyre Street in Newbridge. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incidents took place in Newbridge, Co Kildare (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe first robbery took place at a premises on Eyre Street (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe second robbery took place at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe alleged robberies took place on Eyre Street and Charlotte Street in Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe first robbery took place at an unnamed fast food outlet on Eyre Street, Newbridge. (irishmirror.ie)
- wherePatrick Behan's address was given as 3407 Bishopsland, Kildare town. (kildarenow.com)
- whereTwo males were on top of the counter at Yummi Yaki Chinese food premises, Charlotte Street, Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe incident was at the Apache Pizza outlet on Eyre Street, Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe takeaways were food premises in Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe first robbery occurred at approximately 8:30pm. (garda.ie)
- whenGardaí were alerted at around 8.30pm on 27 March 2023 (rte.ie)
- whenThe first robbery was reported at approximately 8:30pm. (kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe first robbery occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on 27 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe second robbery occurred a short time after the first. (irishmirror.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe robberies took place on Monday 27 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe first robbery took place at 8:30pm on 27 March 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe robberies occurred on Monday 27 March 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe first incident occurred at approximately 8:30pm (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe first robbery was reported at approximately 8.30pm on Monday. (thejournal.ie)
- whenThe first robbery was reported at approximately 8:30pm on Monday, 27 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe incident at Apache Pizza outlet, Eyre Street, Newbridge, was reported on March 27 at 8.40. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe incident was reported at 8.40 on March 27. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe attempted robberies were allegedly carried out on March 27. (kildarenow.com)
- causeThe robberies were allegedly carried out to feed a drug habit. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponThe robbers threatened staff with a knife. (garda.ie)
- weaponStaff were threatened with a knife during the first robbery. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponStaff were threatened with a knife while cash was demanded. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- weaponStaff members were threatened with a knife (offalyexpress.ie)
- weaponThe men threatened staff with a knife and demanded cash. (irishmirror.ie)
- weaponA knife was produced during the incident at Apache Pizza. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponThe knife was described as a steel carving type and was handed into court. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponA knife was produced during the incident. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponBehan was allegedly in possession of a Stanley blade at the time of the alleged offence. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationBoth men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Kildare. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (garda.ie, kildarenow.com, leinsterexpress.ie, offalyexpress.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationBoth men are being questioned over the incidents (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí arrested two men upon arrival at the second scene. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationBoth men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Kildare. (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie, thejournal.ie)
- investigationBoth men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationThe two men were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationBoth men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Kildare. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe matter is still under investigation and the investigation is about five weeks old. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationScientific forensics reports are awaited. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí served a book of evidence on both accused. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe two men have been charged. (garda.ie, thejournal.ie)
- chargeBoth are being prosecuted for two counts of attempted robbery, production of an article, and resisting arrest. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeBehan and O’Leary are prosecuted on two counts of attempted robbery, production of an article and resisting arrest. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeBehan faces an additional charge of criminal damage to a car at a garda station. (kildarenow.com)
- chargeThe criminal damage caused around €1,100 worth of damage to a car. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThey are expected to appear before a special sitting of Naas District Court at 12 noon on 29 March 2023. (garda.ie)
- courtBoth men are expected to appear before a special sitting of Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThey are expected to appear before a special sitting of Naas District Court at 12pm. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe men are due before a special sitting of Naas District Court on 29 March 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtSgt Brian Jacob objected to bail based on the risk of further offences being committed. (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Desmond Zaidan denied them bail and remanded them in custody to April 4. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe judge declined to strike out the matter. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe matter was adjourned. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was struck out at Naas District Court on June 22. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was brought back before the court on July 13, where O’Leary appeared alongside Behan. (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Desmond Zaidan sent both men forward for trial to the Naas Circuit Criminal Court. (kildarenow.com)
- otherOne suspect is in his 40s and the other in his 20s. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherOne of the pair had a large knife at least 12 inches long and was swiping with it. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe pair kicked at a protective screen and ran at two gardaí after they identified themselves. (kildarenow.com)
- otherGarda Foran sustained a bang to the head and used pepper spray before the pair were arrested. (kildarenow.com)
- otherBehan's solicitor said he was held in horrendous conditions in Cloverhill prison. (kildarenow.com)
- otherBehan shares a three-man cell that holds four people. (kildarenow.com)
- otherOn July 4, Behan allegedly argued with gardaí at a garda station. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 12 Sep2023Kildare duo accused of attempted robbery sent forward for trial
Reports the case being re-entered at Naas District Court and both accused sent forward for trial to Naas Circuit Criminal Court, with details of the alleged motive, a blade, and Behan's separate criminal damage charge.
accused, Stefan O'Leary, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stefan O'Learyaccused, Patrick Behan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Behan - 22 May2023KILDARE: Court is told defendant's jail conditions are horrendous
Court hearing report: defendants' lawyer said Behan was held in horrendous conditions in Cloverhill prison; judge refused to strike out the case; matter adjourned. Adds the charges, the Apache Pizza location, the knife and mask details, and the investigation status.
accused, Patrick Behan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Behanaccused, Stefan O'Leary, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stefan O'Leary - 29 Mar2023BREAKING: Knife produced during robberies at Kildare take aways, it's claimed in court
Bail hearing details: Garda Lorraine Foran described the incident at Apache Pizza and Yummi Yaki, the 12-inch steel carving knife, and the arrest. Behan described as a chronic drug addict spending over €100 a day on heroin and crack cocaine. O'Leary had taken tablets, heroin and possible crack cocaine. Bail denied by Judge Desmond Zaidan on objection by Sgt Brian Jacob; remanded to 4 April 2023.
suspect, Patrick Behan, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Patrick Behansuspect, Stefan O'Leary, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stefan O'Learyvictim, Lorraine Foran, female, irish (judged from name)Lorraine Foran - 29 Mar2023Two men due in court in connection with alleged robberies at fast food outlets
Reports the arrest, charges and court appearance of two men over two knife robberies at fast food outlets on Eyre Street and Charlotte Street, Newbridge, on 27 March 2023.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 29 Mar2023Two men due in court over armed robberies of two fast food outlets in Co Kildare
Confirms the two men are due before a special sitting of Naas District Court at 12pm on 29 March 2023 and identifies the specific streets (Eyre Street and Charlotte Street) where the robberies took place.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 29 Mar2023Two men charged in connection with alleged armed robberies in Newbridge due to appear in court today
Confirms the two men are charged and due before Naas District Court; adds that the robberies took place on Eyre Street and Charlotte Street, and that they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023Two men arrested after armed robberies at two fast food outlets in Kildare
Initial report of the arrests following two armed robberies at fast food outlets in Newbridge on 27 March 2023.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023Two men arrested after fast food staff threatened with knife in Kildare
Reports the initial arrest of the two men and their detention under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023Two Men Arrested Following Armed Robbery Of Two Fast Food Premises
Confirms the arrests of two men following the armed robberies at two fast food premises; no additional details beyond the headline are provided in the article body.
suspect, malesuspect, male - 28 Mar2023Gardai arrest pair after two armed robberies within minutes in Newbridge
Reports the initial arrest of the two men following the two robberies; confirms they were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co. Kildare.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023Gardaí arrest two men over armed robberies in Newbridge
Confirms the arrest and adds that the second robbery was at a fast food outlet on Charlotte Street, and that both men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023BREAKING: Kildare gardaí arrest two men over armed robberies in Newbridge
Garda statement confirms the arrests, specifies the second robbery location as Charlotte Street, gives the approximate time of the first incident (8:30pm), and states both men are detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in Co Kildare.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 28 Mar2023Two men arrested after armed robberies in Kildare
Confirms the second robbery took place on Charlotte Street and that both men are being questioned over the incidents.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 27 Mar2023Two Arrests - Armed Robberies - Newbridge, Co. Kildare - 27th March 2023
Garda press release confirming the arrest of two men in connection with two armed robberies of fast food outlets in Newbridge on 27 March 2023; both detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
suspect, 40s, malesuspect, 20s, male - 27 Mar2023Court Appearances - Two Arrests - Armed Robberies - Newbridge, Co. Kildare - 27th March 2023
Confirms the two men have been charged and provides court details: special sitting of Naas District Court at 12 noon on 29 March 2023.
suspect, malesuspect, male