Man who set garda car on fire during Dublin riots jailed

A 28-year-old man who set a garda car on fire, jumped on the bonnet of another and attacked an accommodation centre for International Protection applicants on the night of the Dublin riots last year has been jailed for six and a half years.

Declan Donaghey from William Street in Dublin who pleaded guilty to arson, criminal damage and violent disorder later admitted to gardaí that he “made himself look like a scumbag”.

Judge Orla Crowe said she did not accept he acted in a moment of madness.

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