Roscommon eviction trial: Three jailed for 15 years for multiple offences against security guards

The men were further convicted of three counts of arson in relation to three vans and to causing unnecessary suffering to an animal by causing or permitting an animal to be struck on the head

Martin O'Toole, Claremorris, Co Mayo; Paul Beirne, Boyle, Co Roscommon; and PJ Sweeney, Ramelton, Co Donegal, were found guilty in June of 15 charges in relation to the incident at Falsk, Strokestown on December 16, 2018. File picture: Collins Courts

Three men convicted of multiple offences carried out during an attack by a “mob” on security guards at a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon five years ago have each been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Martin O'Toole, 59, PJ Sweeney, 44, and Paul Beirne, 57, were found guilty in June of 15 charges in relation to the incident at Falsk, Strokestown on December 16, 2018, including aggravated burglary, violent disorder and criminal damage to a door of a house.