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A man who took part in disorder was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison.

6.5 bliain príosúin gearrtha ar fhear a ghlac páirt i mí-ord.

In the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a 28-year-old man who pleaded guilty to setting fire to an Garda Síochána squad car during the riots in the city center last year was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

I gCúirt Choiriúil Chuarda Bhaile Átha Cliath, gearradh téarma príosúin sé bliana go leith ar fhear 28 bliain d'aois a phléadáil ciontach i scuadcharr leis an nGarda Síochána a chur le thine le linn na gcíréibeacha a bhí i lár na cathrach bliain go ham seo.

That's Declan Donaghey, from Liam Street in Dublin, who pleaded guilty to arson, causing criminal damage and participating in violent disorder on November 23 last year.

Sin é Declan Donaghey, as Sráid Liam i mBaile Átha Cliath, a phléadáil ciontach i gcoirloscadh, i ndamáiste coiriúil a dhéanamh agus i bpáirt a ghlacadh i mí-ord foréigneach ar an 23 Samhain anuraidh.

As well as setting fire to a squad car, he threw a wheelie bin at another squad car, trampled on the bonnet of yet another squad car and smashed the latter's windscreen.

Chomh maith le scuadcharr a lasadh, chaith sé araid rothaí le scuadcharr eile, shatail sé ar bhoinéad scuadchairr eile fós agus bhris sé gaothscáth an chinn dheireanaigh.

In all of that, he attacked an accommodation center for immigrants.

Ina cheann sin ar fad, rinne sé ionsaí ar ionad cóiríochta d'inimircigh.

The disorder began after an immigrant man attacked children and a teacher with a knife outside a school on Parnell Street at lunchtime on 23 November.

Thosaigh an mí-ord tar éis d'fhear ón gcoigcríoch páistí agus múinteoir a ionsaí le scian taobh amuigh de scoil ar Shráid Parnell ag am lóin ar an 23 Samhain.

Declan Donaghey said he was furious at the time because a relative of his girlfriend was at the same school as the children who were attacked.

Dúirt Declan Donaghey go raibh sé ar buile ag an am mar go raibh duine muinteartha lena leannán sa scoil chéanna leis na páisti a hionsaíodh.

He claimed that his misbehavior that night was caused by a flash of anger.

Mhaígh sé gur spadhar feirge a bhuail é ba chionsiocair lena mhí- iompar an oíche úd.

However, Judge Orla Crowe indicated that she did not accept that claim and said that Declan Donaghey's attack on the Gardai was an attack on the whole of society.

Thug an Breitheamh Orla Crowe le fios, áfach, nach raibh aon ghlacadh aici leis an maíomh sin agus dúirt gur ionsaí ar an tsochaí ar fad a bhí san ionsaí a rinne Declan Donaghey ar na Gardaí.

However, she took into account, she said, that shortly after being arrested by gardaí, Declan Donaghey admitted to committing the crimes, that he realized what he had done was wrong and that he was not in prison never before.

Mar sin féin, chuir sí san áireamh, a dúirt sí, gur admhaigh Declan Donaghey go gairid tar éis do na Gardaí é a ghabháil go ndearna sé na coireanna, gur thuig sé go raibh na rudaí a rinne sé mícheart agus nach raibh sé sa phríosún riamh cheana.

Taking all that into consideration, she sentenced him to seven and a half years in prison but suspended the last year.

Agus é sin ar fad sa mheá, ghearr sí seacht mbliana go leith príosúin air ach chuir sí an bhliain dheireanach ar fionraí.

Declan Donaghey's family and supporters were in court today and were shocked after the judge handed down the sentence.

Bhí teaghlach Declan Donaghey agus a lucht tacaíochta sa chúirt inniu agus d'éirigh siad suaite tar éis don bhreitheamh an phianbhreith a ghearradh air.

The Gardai eventually had to escort them out of the courtroom.

B'éigean do na Gardaí iad a thabhairt amach as an seomra cúirte ar deireadh.

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