Former addict jailed for eight years for robbery

A former addict whose plan to commit a robbery to repay a €40,000 drug debt was foiled by armed gardai has been given an eight year sentence.

A former addict whose plan to commit a robbery to repay a €40,000 drug debt was foiled by armed gardaí has been given an eight year sentence.

Barry Keating (aged 24) had beaten his drug addiction but was left with the “legacy” of his debt which arose a year earlier when he gave a cache of drugs to the wrong person and as a result his life was under threat.