On Friday, Judge Martina Baxter handed both men a sentence of three years and three months, backdated to when they went into custody.

Joseph Doyle (68), of Vesey Mews, Monkstown, Co Dublin, pleaded guilty to possession of child sexual abuse material

The driveway is lined with Victorian cobblestones salvaged from London’s Kings Cross Railway Station and a pineapple door knocker adds a quirky, personal touch.

Michael Royal (48), Thomas Dwyer (24) and Patrick Fitzgerald (48) were in the company of another unidentified man when they burst into the home in Monkstown

The proposed development is located at Dalguise, Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co Dublin

A man in his 70s was injured in the incident.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown council refused planning after more than 70 objections were lodged against the scheme.