Declan Donaghey (28) pleaded guilty to several offences, including attack on migrant accommodation centre
Declan Donaghey pleaded guilty to several offences, including attack on migrant accommodation centre
Judge Crowe noted €16,000 worth of damage to Dublin City Dorms which has the capacity to house 90 international protection applicants but had 50 occupants on the date in question. However, a further €63,000 was spent on security personnel following the attack. She sentenced him to 7½ years with the final year suspended on the arson charge to incentivise rehabilitation. The judge imposed 4½ years on the violent disorder charge and three years for the criminal damage charge with all sentences to run concurrently.
He said an incident happened in Cavendish Row earlier in the day, where a number of people including children were attacked and a cordon was put in place. A large group broke through the cordon and a riot erupted in which 60 locations were damaged or looted. The court heard an abandoned double-decker bus and a Luas tram were also set alight.
Donaghey damaged a second garda car by jumping on the bonnet and kicking the windows as well as the wing mirror. A wheelie bin was also thrown at one of the garda cars. Det Insp Hoare also gave evidence of how a garda became isolated in the riots involving dozens of people. He sought refuge in a garda van parked behind the two patrol cars on Parnell Street.The Public Order Unit managed to get across to him and got the garda to safety.
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