Jail for man arrested following looting of store during Storm Emma

A Tallaght man arrested following the looting of a Centra during Storm Emma last year has been sentenced to two years in prison with the final year suspended.

John Doyle (38), who has 111 previous convictions, threw trollies in the path of gardai as they pursued him through the shop. He had only been in the shop for one minute and 30 seconds before gardai arrived and was found with three packets of cigarettes.