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  1. planningRenovation and extension to existing 2 Storey dwelling to include proposed new roof
  2. courtsCage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice
  3. planningThe proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding
  4. planningDemolition of an existing house and the construction of a new four bedroom
  5. courtsViolent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed
  6. courts'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial
  7. courts'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased
  8. courts'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears
  9. courtsStolen power tools seller rumbled after victim found his drill at market
  10. courtsCage fighter who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon has murder conviction upheld
  11. courtsCage fighter and accomplice who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon appeal murder convictions
  12. courtsAggravated burglar loses appeal despite "unlawful" retention of his DNA

Crime & Courts

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Cage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice

A Polish cage fighter serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a 23-year-old man in Co Roscommon has brought proceedings before the Court of Appeal seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychulec, now in his 40s and previously resident in Ballymahon, Co Longford, was convicted alongside co-accused Andrzej Gruchacz in June 2016 of murdering Patryk Krupa at Athlone. The victim…

Courts News Ireland report
15 May 2026 · Courts News Ireland

Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed

A man has been jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following an assault on an Irish Rail inspector aboard a Dublin to Sligo train at Connolly Station. Gerry Nevin (32), of Mostrim Road, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on 21 September 2024. The incident occurred after the inspector requested Nevin remove alcohol from the train. Evidence presented to the court showed…

Courts News Ireland report
06 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Edgeworthstown

'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial

A Brazilian woman has testified at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that she expected merely to survive each day while allegedly trafficked in Ireland for sexual exploitation. Giving evidence via video-link with interpreter support, the woman described arriving in 2018 after being promised massage work, but was moved weekly between locations including Ballymahon, County Longford. She stated she was required to engage…

Courts News Ireland report
01 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Drumlish

'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a conviction for a serious assault. The attack occurred in June 2018 at a property in Colehill, County Longford, when Doherty assaulted Derek Murphy with a broken curtain pole, causing severe internal injuries. Doherty pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm and to producing an…

Courts News Ireland report
24 Jun 2022 · Courts News Ireland

'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears

Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, appeared before the Court of Appeal on a sentence appeal brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Doherty had pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm following an assault on 3 June 2018 at a property in Colehill, County Longford. The attack involved the use of a broken curtain pole and resulted in serious internal injuries to the victim, who…

Courts News Ireland report
23 Jun 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Stolen power tools seller rumbled after victim found his drill at market

A man from Ballymahon in County Longford has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing stolen power tools at a market in Dublin. Brian Nevin, aged 30, admitted to 13 counts of possession of stolen goods found at Balbriggan Sunday market on 21 January 2018. The tools, valued at approximately €3,000, included drills, a screw gun, laser level, and other equipment. A tradesman from Tullamore…

Courts News Ireland report
15 Mar 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Cage fighter who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon has murder conviction upheld

The Court of Appeal in Dublin has upheld murder convictions against two men in the death of a 23-year-old in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec, aged 35, from Drinan, Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 36, had been found guilty of murdering Patryk Krupa at Bogganfin, Athlone, County Roscommon. The victim was assaulted and left to drown in the Shannon outside Athlone while incapacitated from head…

Courts News Ireland report
30 Jan 2018 · Courts News Ireland

Cage fighter and accomplice who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon appeal murder convictions

Two men convicted of murdering a 23-year-old Polish national in County Roscommon have appealed their convictions at the Court of Appeal. Leszek Sychulec, aged 35, with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 36, were found guilty by jury in the Central Criminal Court of the killing of Patryk Krupa on 20 June 2014 near Athlone. Both received mandatory life sentences in June 2016…

Courts News Ireland report
27 Oct 2017 · Courts News Ireland

Aggravated burglar loses appeal despite "unlawful" retention of his DNA

A man convicted of aggravated burglary at Ballymahon, County Longford, has failed to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal, despite judges acknowledging that his DNA sample was unlawfully retained beyond the statutory 12-month deadline. Eamon Murphy (48) of Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, pleaded not guilty to the offence at Longford Circuit Criminal Court but was found guilty and sentenced to ten years…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Oct 2016 · Courts News Ireland

Longford man was in "dire financial circumstances" when he allowed IED construction at his home

A 29-year-old man from Ballymahon, County Longford, has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court, with one year suspended, following his guilty plea to possession of component parts of an improvised explosive device at his home in June 2015. Paul Dodd accommodated the storage of IED materials, including shotgun cartridges, propellant, cardboard tubing and clingfilm, in…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Jul 2016 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Granard

Suspended sentence for man who falsely imprisoned murder victim

At the Central Criminal Court, Symon Tarkowski, a Polish national aged 28 from Tullamore, County Offaly, received a suspended sentence of five years for his role in the false imprisonment of Patryk Krupa at Bogganall, County Rosemmon, on June 20th and 21st, 2014. Mr Krupa, aged 23, subsequently drowned in the Shannon whilst incapacitated from a head injury sustained during a violent assault. Two other men, Leszek…

Courts News Ireland report
27 Jun 2016 · Courts News Ireland

Polish man "out of his depth" when he helped murderers, court hears

A 28-year-old Polish national has been remanded on bail pending sentence after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and withholding information in connection with a fatal assault in County Roscommon in June 2014. Szymon Tarkowski of Tullamore admitted to the charges relating to the death of Patryk Krupa, who drowned in the Shannon near Athlone following a violent attack. At the Central Criminal Court, evidence was…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Jun 2016 · Courts News Ireland

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Planning

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Renovation and extension to existing 2 Storey dwelling to include proposed new roof

Francis & Nimrata Rodrigues is seeking permission renovation and extension to existing 2 Storey dwelling to include proposed new roof, rear extension with amendments to relevant elevations and all ancillary site works at Main Street, Ballymahon, Co. Longford. Conditional decision on 18/05/2026.

Francis & Nimrata Rodrigues
File ref: 2660108 · Longford County Council
18 May 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)

Demolition of an existing house and the construction of a new four bedroom

Michael & Claire Delaney is seeking permission demolition of an existing house and the construction of a new four bedroom, single storey dwelling with a storey and a half element and detached single storey domestic garage, secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter, using an existing access and site utilities along with all facilitating and associated site development works at Drinan…

Michael & Claire Delaney
File ref: 2660137 · Longford County Council
27 Apr 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)

Court Reports

Cases and rulings mentioning Ballymahon from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.

Longford District Court 2026-04-13 Longford Leader

Christopher Thompson — 10 Marian Villas, Ballymahon, Longford

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

Christopher Thompson (35) pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, without a driver's licence, and with excess cannabis in his system after being stopped on Mostrim Road, Ballymahon on February 16, 2020. An oral fluid sample tested positive for both cannabis and cocaine,...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2018-10-22 Courts News Ireland

Serial burglar replied "good" when told of garda call

A man from Edgeworthstown in Longford has received a partially suspended sentence after pleading guilty to trespassing with intent to commit an offence at a Dublin residence. James Smith (35) of Mostrim Oaks, Ballymahon Road, entered a house on Bloomfield Avenue on October 4,...

Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2017-01-27 Courts News Ireland

Would-be burglar opened door to gardai, court hears

A man with 116 previous convictions, including 17 for burglary, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to trespass with intent to commit an offence at a dwelling in Dublin 8 on 4 October 2015. James Smith, aged 33, of Mostrim Oaks, Ballymahon Road, Edgeworthstown,...

Central Criminal Court 2016-06-27 Courts News Ireland

Suspended sentence for man who falsely imprisoned murder victim

At the Central Criminal Court, Symon Tarkowski, a Polish national aged 28 from Tullamore, County Offaly, received a suspended sentence of five years for his role in the false imprisonment of Patryk Krupa at Bogganall, County Rosemmon, on June 20th and 21st, 2014. Mr Krupa, aged...

Special Criminal Court 2016-05-11 Courts News Ireland

Westmeath man jailed for possession of IED

A Westmeath man has received a three-year prison sentence at the Special Criminal Court for possession of an improvised explosive device. Brendan Hope, aged 49, of Springfield Cottages, Mullingar, pleaded guilty to the charge relating to an IED discovered at St Matthews Park,...