A Dublin security guard who tied up his boss and robbed the day's takings on a whim has avoided a jail sentence.
Paul Ryan, formerly of North Strand Road in Dublin took just over €22,000 from the safes of Hodges Figgis on Dawson Street on March 23rd 2014.
The 50 year old also took the manager to the shop's cloak room where he bound her hands and legs up with tape.
He pleaded guilty today to robbery.
Judge Catherine Murphy backdated a four year prison sentence to when Ryan handed himself into gardai, suspending the rest of it.
