A member of the Hutch family who, a court heard, suffers from PTSD after witnessing his cousin being shot has been jailed for a robbery in which he was armed with a hammer at a Dublin Dealz store. Hutch, of Cardiffsbridge Avenue, Finglas, was convicted by a jury last year of the robbery at Dealz, Rathfarnham Shopping Centre, on October 1st 2023. Det Garda Kelly Cooke told John Moher BL, prosecuting, that a staff member was working behind the till counter in Dealz when two men entered wearing helmets and carrying hammers. Hutch’s accomplice jumped the counter and the staff member ran on to the shop floor. In a victim impact statement, the staff member told the court she had been left feeling unsafe and unable to sleep.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2026 15:22 UTC