But for the leniency of a judge, Derek Coakley-Hutch would have been in prison on Saturday rather than becoming the latest victim of Dublin’s gun violence. A sentencing hearing in December, 2016, was told that Coakley-Hutch (27), of Liberty House, Dublin 1, had made great strides in treating his drug addiction. Judge Patricia Ryan placed him under probation supervision for nearly a year to see if had truly reformed. Sentencing Coakley-Hutch in November 2017, Judge Ryan said he had made “Trojan efforts” in rehabilitating himself and remained drug-free. Judge Ryan noted that Coakley-Hutch had not come to the attention of gardaí since the offence and was now focused on his family; he was a father of two.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2018 07:52 UTC