Robber whose crime featured on Joe Duffy jailed for mugging two tourists near the Guinness Storehouse
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A robber has been jailed for three years and nine months for his crime against two tourists near the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
Paul Heaney (37) and Gareth Mallon (39), who had a realistic imitation firearm, robbed an Italian student of €60 and attempted to rob his teacher before fleeing the scene.
The court heard the case attracted some media attention and featured on the Liveline show on RTE radio.
Heaney, who was not armed during the offence, attended voluntarily at a garda station a few days later. Mallon was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his role last December.