Brothers jailed for robbery and hijack

Two brothers who used a toy gun to hijack a lorry and then gave the driver €30 from the proceeds of a robbery on a shop have been jailed for a combined total of 11 years.

David Dempsey, aged 37, and James Dempsey, aged 25, with an address at Slievenamon Road, Drimnagh, pleaded guilty to unlawfully taking control of a vehicle in Robinhood Road, Clondalkin on February 23, 2004.