In this case, Judge Comerford imposed a prison term of 12 years on Carey and suspended the final four years and three months, resulting in seven years and nine months to be served in jail by Carey and back-dated the sentence to January 2025.

At Ennis District Court, Eddie Carey (31) was appearing in connection to being charged with 24 burglaries at premises across Clare, Limerick and Galway that included one at Wolfe Tones GAA Club in Shannon.