A man who was part of a “haphazard” attempt to rob the Marble Arch pub owned by UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been handed a prison sentence of four and a half years.
Jason Paget, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary at the Marble Arch Pub, Benbulbin Road, Drimnagh and using a car without the consent of the owner on August 12, 2021.
Paget also pleaded guilty to counts of assault causing harm, taking possession of a vehicle without the consent of the owner and dangerous driving on December 18, 2021 at Longs Place, Dublin 8. The accused was on bail in relation to the incident at the Marble Arch pub at the time of this offending.
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Paget, of John Field Road, Dublin, is currently in custody and has 15 previous convictions including for aggravated sexual assault and aggravated burglary.
Imposing sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Wednesday, Judge Orla Crowe said Paget had fallen into a “spiral of offending” on his return to the jurisdiction after a period living in the United Kingdom.
Judge Crowe noted that the pub was not a domestic premises and had been unoccupied at the time. While the offending took place in a “haphazard fashion”, she said it was a “serious offence”.
Judge Crowe handed Paget a three-year sentence on the burglary count. In relation to the events of December 18, 2021, Judge Crowe said it was “reckless criminality committed by a man on bail”.
Paget had “endangered the public” by driving dangerously across a residential area and had also assaulted a garda in the course of his duties.
