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A Polish cage fighter serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a young man in County Roscommon has initiated fresh legal proceedings at the Court of Appeal to challenge his conviction on...
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Two men have been jailed for a combined nine years following the discovery of cannabis grow houses in Co Galway. Aloyzas Bukantus, 45, of Church Street, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, pleaded guilty...
Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
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Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
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Engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour at Palace Crescent, Ardnacassa, Longford on April 4, 2021
Adjourned until after Circuit Court hearing on the aggravated burglary charge
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Trespassing at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Handling stolen property at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Theft of chocolate bars worth €4.50 from Dealz Market Square, Longford on May 9, 2022, Possession of cannabis herb at Annaly Park, Longford on January 13, 2021
Adjourned to October 25, 2022 to allow defendant to conclude matters before the Circuit Court
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Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Application to lift curfew refused. Curfew (10pm to 8am) remains in place. No change to conditions.
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Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Sign-on conditions varied from three days per week to one day per week.
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Assault (producing a clawhammer), Violent disorder at St Mel's College (April 12, 2021), Possession of stolen property (shoes worth €370), Possession of cannabis (June 23, 2022), Shouting and roaring at gardaí, Spitting at garda patrol car
5 months prison for violent disorder (consecutive); 4 months prison for Harbour View incident (suspended for 12 months subject to probation supervision). All other charges taken into consideration.
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Driving without insurance, Driving without a driver's licence, Driving with excess cannabis in his system
Adjourned to December 13, 2022 for probation report and further enquiries into insurance status
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Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Threatening and abusive behaviour, Failing to comply with directions of a Garda, Possession of cocaine
Fined €150 for threatening and abusive behaviour, fined €200 for failing to comply with Garda directions. Cocaine possession charge taken into consideration.
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Driving without a driving licence, Driving without insurance
Bound to peace €250, disqualified from driving for 15 years
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Breach of community service order, Breach of Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offence Against the Person Act
Adjourned to September 6, 2022. Judge warned that failure to attend will result in bench warrant being issued. Defendant has completed 190 hours of 240 hour community service order.
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Joseph Richards, aged 35 and from Lanesborough Square in Finglas, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his guilty plea to conspiracy to murder. The...
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A 34-year-old man from Finglas has admitted to conspiring to murder a Dublin father-of-two who was fatally shot at his home in 2018. Joseph Richards, with an address at Lanesborough Square, pleaded...
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A garda with severe asthma has brought complaints of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation before the Workplace Relations Commission, alleging he was ordered to return to frontline...
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A garda with severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder has lodged complaints of disability discrimination, harassment and victimisation against the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána...
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A salesman from the Travelling Community has won compensation of €7,500 at the Workplace Relations Commission following findings of workplace discrimination at a Longford manufacturing firm. The...
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A 46-year-old Dublin man has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment after deliberately setting fire to a house in Shankill in December 2024, in what Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard was a...
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A 70-year-old man has been jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to five counts of indecent assault committed during the 1980s. The offences occurred when...
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A 54-year-old Brazilian man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction on multiple charges related to operating a brothel network across...