Cases and rulings mentioning Enniskillen from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Special Criminal Court
2026-04-28
Courts News Ireland
A Dutch national's application to stand as an independent surety for a man awaiting trial on drugs conspiracy charges has been rejected by the Special Criminal Court. The court heard that Sadaf Piroozram (52) offered to lodge €30,000 for Ali Ghasemi Mazidi (50), who is charged...
Special Criminal Court
2026-02-04
Courts News Ireland
A Dutch teacher who sold his house to secure bail for a compatriot accused of drug smuggling appeared before the Special Criminal Court. Ali Ghasemi Mazidi, aged 50 and resident in the Netherlands, faces charges of conspiracy to import controlled drugs valued at approximately...
Special Criminal Court
2025-07-21
Courts News Ireland
A coordinated operation involving gardaí across the south coast has dismantled a suspected drug-smuggling conspiracy, the Special Criminal Court heard. In March last year, ten men were arrested following operations in the villages of Tragumna and Leap near Skibbereen, County...
Special Criminal Court
2025-07-09
Courts News Ireland
A Spanish national has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to conspiracy to smuggle controlled drugs valued in excess of €13,000 into Ireland. Juan Antonio Gallardo Barroso, aged 56, admitted the charge relating to an alleged importation between late February and...
Special Criminal Court
2025-07-01
Courts News Ireland
A bilingual barrister assisted proceedings at the Special Criminal Court today after an interpreter experienced difficulty during his first court appearance. The Spanish-language interpreter, who has worked in hospital settings but not previously in a courtroom, became anxious...
Special Criminal Court
2024-10-14
Courts News Ireland
Two men from County Cavan have received suspended sentences at the Special Criminal Court for assisting the Continuity IRA in connection with a purported attack on Enniskillen police station in March 2021. Desmond Smith, aged 65, of Kilnavara Crescent, and Stephen Hamill, aged...
Special Criminal Court
2024-07-17
Courts News Ireland
A sentencing hearing at the Special Criminal Court heard evidence concerning an alleged Continuity IRA attack on Enniskillen PSNI station in March 2021 that went undetected at the time. Desmond Smith, aged 65, of Kilnavara Crescent, County Cavan, and Stephen Hamill, aged 52, of...
High Court
2024-06-24
Courts News Ireland
A 37-year-old truck driver from County Fermanagh has been granted bail on appeal to the High Court following his arrest in a West Cork garda drugs operation. Sean Curran, with an address at Carrickyheenan, Aughnacloy, Enniskillen, was charged with conspiracy to import drugs...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2024-04-24
Courts News Ireland
A man from Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his guilty plea to fraud charges. Thomas Cullen pleaded guilty to two counts of making a gain by deception in May 2017 when he...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2024-03-21
Courts News Ireland
A 66-year-old man from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison following his guilty plea to deception offences at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Charles Mavitty pleaded guilty to inducing two Dublin-based finance companies to approve...
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2022-07-07
Courts News Ireland
A man from County Meath has been sentenced to five years imprisonment following his conviction for falsely imprisoning and threatening to kill his former wife at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. On 20 September 2021, the 24-year-old forced the woman into his vehicle in County...
High Court
2022-03-01
Courts News Ireland
A 26-year-old man who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death has consented to his surrender to Northern Ireland authorities at the High Court. Conor Jeremiah Briody was sentenced to six years imprisonment, with three years suspended, by Newry Crown Court in October...
Court of Appeal
2019-07-03
Courts News Ireland
John Downey has lost a Court of Appeal challenge seeking to prevent his extradition to Northern Ireland in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The 67-year-old, arrested in November 2018 at his home in Creeslough, Co Donegal, faces charges relating to the deaths of two...
Court of Appeal
2019-05-27
Courts News Ireland
John Downey, aged 67, has appealed his extradition to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to the August 1972 bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, in which two British Army soldiers were killed. The High Court in Dublin ordered his extradition in March following his...
Court of Appeal
2019-04-05
Courts News Ireland
A 67-year-old man from County Donegal has been granted a date to appeal his extradition to Northern Ireland over charges relating to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen. John Downey was arrested in November 2018 at his home in Creeslough following a European Arrest Warrant. He faces...
High Court
2019-03-08
Courts News Ireland
The High Court has finalised the legal basis on which John Downey may appeal his extradition to Northern Ireland. Mr Justice Aileen Donnelly, the presiding extradition judge, rejected multiple objections to his surrender before granting leave to appeal on Wednesday. The judge...
High Court
2019-03-06
Courts News Ireland
A High Court judge has granted leave to appeal in the case of a 67-year-old man arrested in Co Donegal and wanted by UK authorities in connection with the 1972 Enniskillen bombing. The man is accused of involvement in an incident on 25 August 1972 in which two British Army...
High Court
2019-03-06
Courts News Ireland
A 67-year-old man facing extradition to Northern Ireland on charges related to the 1972 deaths of two Ulster Defence Regiment soldiers in Enniskillen has sought leave to appeal the High Court's extradition order. The man is alleged to have been involved in a device explosion on...
High Court
2019-03-01
Courts News Ireland
A man arrested in County Donegal is to be extradited to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen. The High Court has rejected John Downey's objections to extradition on multiple grounds, including claims of delay, alleged amnesty protections,...
High Court
2019-01-28
Courts News Ireland
A man arrested on a European Arrest Warrant faces extradition proceedings in the High Court over allegations connected to a 1972 bombing in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. John Downey, aged 67, is wanted by Northern Irish authorities to stand trial for the murder of two British...
