Ireland Named in reporting
Sammy Hutch
Born between September 1975 and January 1976, from the ages reported. 5 reports across 3 cases, 2 May 2024 to 23 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused
- Born
- Between September 1975 and January 1976, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Possession of an explosive device, Robbery, Attempted kidnapping
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 5 reports, 2 May 2024 to 23 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to six years for pipe bomb possession in Finglas Possession of an explosive device · Co. Dublin
In the early hours of 30 April 2024, gardaí on anti-crime patrol in Finglas, Dublin, found a man crouching behind trees with a backpack containing a live pipe bomb, a mask, screwdriver, gloves, vice grips, a hammer and a Stanley blade. Sammy Hutch, a 50-year-old man, was arrested after fleeing to his home on Cardiffsbridge Avenue, where the pipe bomb was recovered. He was charged with unlawful possession of the explosive device, and after the DPP directed trial on indictment and bail was refused in September 2024, he pleaded guilty on the second day of his Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial in November 2025. In February 2026, Judge Patricia Ryan sentenced him to six additional years, to run consecutive to a six-and-a-half-year robbery sentence, with a release date of April 2029.
Sentenced, 23 Feb 2026Convicted, accused · 2 reports - Sammy Hutch, 50, jailed for 6½ years over hammer-armed robbery at Dealz, Rathfarnham Robbery · Co. Dublin
On 1 October 2023, two men wearing helmets and carrying hammers robbed the Dealz store at Rathfarnham Shopping Centre, Dublin, and about €700 was missing from the tills; the accomplice has not been apprehended. Gardaí later seized a balaclava and gloves, and DNA matching Sammy Hutch (50) was found inside them, leading to his arrest. Hutch was convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after a trial in October 2025. On Monday, 19 January 2026, Judge Elma Sheahan jailed him for 6½ years, backdated to June 2024.
Sentenced, 19 Jan 2026Convicted · 1 report - Man remanded in custody over attempted kidnapping in Dublin Attempted kidnapping · Co. Dublin
On 2 May 2024, Sammy Hutch was arrested at the scene in the Sheriff Street area of Dublin 1 after an alleged attempt to abduct a two-year-old child from a pushchair outside the child's home. The man, described in reports as being in his 20s, was charged with attempting to take a child under 16 from the control of a named person under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997. He appeared at Dublin District Court where reporting restrictions were imposed and a psychiatric report was ordered, and was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on 10 May. He also appeared at Blanchardstown District Court where he was remanded to Cloverhill District Court on a Tuesday. His lawyer requested protective custody and legal aid was granted.
In court, 2 May 2024Accused · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Sammy Hutch, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Feb2026Hutch family member jailed for six additional years over pipe bomb possessionconvicted, Sammy Hutch, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sammy Hutch
- 19 Jan2026Hutch family member jailed for 6½ years after Dublin robbery armed with a hammerconvicted, Sammy Hutch, 50, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sammy Hutch
- 24 Sep2024Dublin man accused of possessing of a pipe bomb to 'cause maximum damage' sent to trialaccused, Sammy Hutch, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sammy Hutch
- 2 May2024Man arrested for allegedly carrying pipe bomb asks to be put in 'protective custody'accused, Sammy Hutch, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sammy Hutch
- 2 May2024Man arrested for carrying ‘improvised explosive device’ in Finglas asks to be put into protective custodyaccused, Sammy Hutch, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Sammy Hutch
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