CITY MAN GETS PRISON SENTENCE FOR DOUBLE BURGLARY

Date Published: 04-Dec-2008

A city man, who was involved in two burglaries in one night, has been given an 11-month sentence at Galway District Court.21 year old Michael Ryan of 254 CastlePark, Ballybane appeared before Galway District Court this weekIn June, he pleaded guilty to allowing himself to be carried in an Audi car, stolen from a house at Roscam in August last year, and to burglary at Horkan’s Garden Centre, Lydican, later the same night.Judge Mary Fahy gave him a reprieve until this week's court to see if he behaved himself and did not come to Garda notice in the meantime. Inspector Pat McHugh informed the court that Ryan was caught driving a car without insurance on September 25 last while disqualified from driving.Judge Fahy sentenced Michael Ryan to four months in prison for the burglary at the garden centre in Lydican and a further four months for burglary at a house in Roscam. A three-month consecutive sentence was also imposed on him for allowing himself to be carried in a stolen car.