The other two men went upstairs where the woman’s two daughters were in their rooms. One girl hid under her bed, while the other ended up climbing out a window onto the roof.

William Doyle (24) of Knocknarea Road, Drimnagh, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to aggravated burglary on November 20th, 2021. His co-accused, who was responsible for the attack on the woman and a second attack on her husband, has previously been jailed for 12 years.

Lawyers for Patrick Fitzgerald (48) – who is known as ‘Mr Fishy’ - asked the Central Criminal Court on Monday to consider the issue of totality when passing sentence, so as to ensure his prison term will not be "intolerable".