Ex-IRA man with two kidnap convictions loses appeal

AN ex-IRA man with two previous convictions for kidnapping and described as a danger to society and civilisation had his appeal against a 20-year sentence dismissed in the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) yesterday.

Ex-IRA man with two kidnap convictions loses appeal

He along with another man held a Cork businessman and his pregnant wife and family prisoner at gunpoint and threatened to kill them if he didn’t hand over the takings from his chain of off-licences.

One of the men fell asleep during the raid, which enabled a victim to escape and raise the alarm.

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