Three men have been sentenced to 15 years each in prison for their roles in an attack on security guards at a repossessed house in Co Roscommon.
The incident took place on December 16th, 2018, at the house at Falsk.
59-year-old Martin O'Toole, of Stripe, Irishtown in Claremorris, 44-year-old PJ Sweeney from High Cairn, Ramelton, Co Donegal and 57-year-old Paul Beirne of Croghan, Boyle in Co Roscommon appeared before Judge Martina Baxter at Dublin Circuit Court today.
All three were found guilty earlier this month of 15 charges in relation to the incident at Falsk, Strokestown in December 2018, including aggravated burglary, violent disorder and criminal damage to a door of a house.
The prosecution's case was that the three men took part in sustained and brutal violence in the early hours of the morning at the house.
The house had been repossessed by KBC Bank and the owner of the property, Anthony McGann, who lived there with two siblings had been forcibly removed five days earlier.
In passing sentence, Judge Martina Baxter says the attack was highly organised and deliberate to incite fear.
