Man awaits sentence for masked raid

A 20-year-old man has been remanded in custody pending sentencing for a robbery where masked raiders used hammers to smash up a fast food takeaway in Dublin four years ago.

Stephen McArdle, with an address at Huntstown Wood, in Mulhuddart in Dublin had pleaded guilty to robbery at Abrakebra, on Main Street, in Finglas, on August 21, 2006, the Dublin Children’s Court has heard.