She said the same thing could have happened anywhere but the support she received afterwards in Ireland stood out. Read MoreThe court hear Heaney, with an address at Michael Mallon House, Dublin 8, had 51 previous convictions. We will come back as soon as possible for a tour of Ireland and we will take our students when the pandemic situation stops." On the day of the incident Silvia and her students had visited the Guinness Storehouse. A student at the back of the group was approached by Mallon who pointed a gun at his legs and said softly "money, money, money".

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2021 09:16 UTC