A 39 year old man has admitting brandishing an imitation firearm during an attempted robbery at a shop in Ongar, West Dublin.

The court heard Alan Daly of Whitestown Gardens in Dublin 15 kept watch while a co-accused demanded cash.

Daly had committed the offence in March 2016 to try and clear a large drug debt.

He had been beaten up several times by criminals and abducted after losing drugs.

He’ll be sentenced later this month.