Man who almost blew himself up while trying to rob Cork ATM loses appeal

Evan Stubbins was jailed after attempting to rob an ATM at the Maxol garage on Carr's Hill in Carrigaline, Co Cork in August 2020

Evan Stubbins (25) an unemployed single man of Church Road, Croom, Co Limerick, was convicted at Cork Circuit Criminal Court last November on possession of explosives. File picture: Provision

A Limerick man who almost caused a massive explosion that could have killed him has lost his appeal against the severity of a five-year jail sentence imposed for attempting to blow up an ATM at a filling station in Cork last year.

Evan Stubbins (25) an unemployed single man of Church Road, Croom, Co Limerick, was convicted at Cork Circuit Criminal Court last November on possession of explosives, after pleading guilty to possessing a blow torch and canisters containing oxygen and propane in an attempt to blow up an ATM at the Maxol garage at Carr’s Hill, Carrigaline, Co Cork, on August 2, 2020.