Man smashed windows of car containing 4 children

A man who took part in a violent attack on a car containing four children including a toddler has received a six-year jail term with the last 18 months suspended.

Michael McDonagh, aged 34, was one of three men who used baseball bats to smash all the windows in the car before turning on the children’s mother.

McDonagh, of St Joseph’s Park, Dunsink Lane, Finglas, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at Tesco Clearwater, Finglas, on Apr 15, 2011. He has five previous convictions and received a suspended sentence of three years for violent disorder in Feb 2008.