Gardaí went to McNamara’s home in Tallaght with a warrant to arrest him a few days later, but he offered "significant resistance" and fled out the back. The house was surrounded but he took shelter in a neighbour’s address and the neighbour did not co-operate with the gardaí. The gardaí subsequently returned with an armed support unit and the garda helicopter and McNamara was arrested
Judge Martin Nolan said the assault on the two partners were vicious and troubling and both suffered "quite a bit" as did the taxi driver who was threatened with a knife. The court accepted that he was young at the time and had pleaded guilty and sentenced him to a total of five years in prison from today.
If I'm ever charged with anything I hope the trial is in front of Martin Nolan.
