Van thief's 13-year sentence upheld

The Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) has today dismissed a father of two's appeal against the severity of the 13-year jail sentence he received for conspiring to rob a cash-in-transit van carrying €200,000 and drugs offences.

The three-judge CCA said that the 13-year prison term imposed on Michael Taylor was appropriate given the "very serious" nature of the offences he committed.