Judge jails teen with 78 previous convictions

A teenager with with 78 previous convictions has been jailed by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for three years for his role in a Ir£37,500 robbery from a Securicor van during which the guard transferring the money was viciously assaulted.

The 17-year-old, who can't be named for legal reasons, and Synnott Brennan (21), from Sean O'Casey Avenue, Dublin 1, both pleaded guilty to carrying out the robbery on October 22, 2001.