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Court hears accused man set pit bull on gardaí Updated / Thursday, 14 Jan 2021 14:50 The dog was shot and fatally injured when gardaí came to search Michael McDonagh's home A 22-year-old Dublin man accused of carrying out a string of armed robberies set his pit bull terrier on gardaí when they raided his home, a court has heard. Michael McDonagh, from Emmet Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8, was refused bail after he was charged with three robberies in a 24-hour period at shops in his own locality. His dog was shot and fatally injured when gardaí came to search his home. Mr McDonagh made n...

A PIT bull terrier was fatally shot by gardaí when a suspected armed robber "set" the dog on officers during a search of his Dublin home, a court has heard. Michael McDonagh (22) was refused bail when he appeared in court charged over a series of shop holdups that led to the search of his house. It is alleged he pointed a handgun at terrified staff, including a pregnant woman, and demanded cash and cigarettes in three raids in the course of 24 hours. Judge Treasa Kelly remanded him in custody. Mr McDonagh, with an address at Emmet Crescent, Inchicore, is charged with three counts of robbery.