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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 RTÉ’s
Liveline show.
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.
Heaney, of Michael Mallin House, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery and attempted robbery at Long’s Place on October 21, 2019. He has 51 previous convictions, including convictions for robbery and attempted robbery.