"The court heard that at about 1.21 am, a taxi driver picked up a man on the Malahide Road who asked to be taken to Circle K, Donaghmede Shopping Centre. After the first passenger got into the front seat, several other men entered the taxi. At Circle K, the group went into the shop and returned with several bottles of alcohol and energy drinks. When the driver asked whether they had paid, Mr Desmond allegedly produced a kitchen knife and told him to drive on."
"The driver brought the group to Belcamp Gardens in Priorswood, Darndale, Dublin 17 where they left the taxi without paying the €40 fare and took the stolen goods with them, the court was told. Gardaí later found the men at the property, where they were asleep inside, with the stolen items allegedly strewn across the apartment. Mr Desmond was arrested and detained at Coolock Garda Station, where the court heard admissions were made to theft-related offences."
At about 1.21am a taxi driver picked up a man on the Malahide Road who asked to be taken to Circle K, Donaghmede Shopping Centre. After the first passenger sat in the front seat several other men entered the taxi. The group went into the shop and returned with bottles of alcohol and energy drinks. When the driver asked whether they had paid, Mr Desmond allegedly produced a kitchen knife and told him to drive on. The driver was taken to Belcamp Gardens in Priorswood where the group left without paying the €40 fare and took the stolen goods. Gardaí later found the men asleep in the property with the stolen items strewn across the apartment. Mr Desmond was arrested and detained at Coolock Garda Station and made admissions to theft-related offences. He has long-term addiction issues, particularly with cocaine. Gardaí objected to bail under O'Callaghan principles, citing the seriousness of the allegations, strength of the evidence, likelihood of a custodial sentence if convicted and risk of further offending.
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