10 years for man who stole €2,800 from credit union

A Dublin man has been jailed for 10 years for robbing a credit union and firing a gun while resisting arrest.

Derek Murphy, of Springdale Road, Raheny pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing Portmarnock Credit Union, at Strand Road, Portmarnock, Co Dublin of €2,800 on November 16, 2012.

He also pleaded guilty to producing a firearm while seizing a vehicle; and using a firearm while resisting arrest at St Anne’s Square, Portmarnock on the same date.

Judge Martin Nolan suspended the last two years of a 12-year sentence on condition he keep the peace for two years after his release.