Three men who entered secondary school and violently confronted student jailed

Judge said the men were 'very forceful, boisterous, and very violent' and 'terrified students and staff' 

The sentencing judge said 'schools are entitled to exist peacefully and not be invaded like this'. File picture: Larry Cummins

Four men entered a boys' secondary school in the middle of the school day and violently confronted a juvenile there, causing widespread fear amongst students and staff, a court has heard.

Three of the men — Jack Craig, Josh Neary, and Scott Purdue — pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to violent disorder at a boy's school in Dublin on October 13, 2022.