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Ryan Agri — Keel Ballymahon Co. Longford. proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works ...
By Fiona Magennis The Court of Appeal has set a date in December to hear an application by a Polish cage fighter who is seeking to have his conviction for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychu
By Fiona Magennis A Polish cage fighter jailed for life for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon is seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychulec, who is now aged in his 40s and had a last address at Dri
By Eimear Dodd A violent offender put an Irish Rail ticket inspector in a headlock, punched him several times and threatened to have him killed after being asked to leave a train for drinking alcohol, a court has heard. Gerry Nevin (32) was today jailed for two years for the assault on board a Dubli
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…
A Brazilian woman who was allegedly trafficked in Ireland to work in prostitution has told a jury that she only expected to end each day alive. The woman was giving her evidence via video-link and through an interpreter at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of Natalia Nogueira Da Silva and Ivan
A man who forced a curtain pole into the anus of his mother's lover in a “vile, sadistic and barbaric” attack has had his jail term increased by the Court of Appeal today. Nathan Doherty (24), from Legan, Co Longford, attacked Derek Murphy with the broken pole in the bedroom of a house at Lisnacreev
The three-year jail term handed down to a man who forced a curtain pole into the anus of his mother's lover in a “vile, sadistic, vicious, cruel and barbaric” attack was unduly lenient, the Court of Appeal was told today. Nathan Doherty (24), from Legan, Co Longford, attacked Derek Murphy with the b
A stolen power tools seller caught with goods valued at approximately €3,000 at a Sunday market has been given a suspended sentence. Brian Nevin (30) was caught with the stolen tools when a tradesman found a drill that had been stolen from his van in Tullamore, Co Offaly, among goods for sale at the
A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old man beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal. Leszek Sychulec (35), a Polish cage fighter with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, Co Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz (36) with
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…
A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have moved to appeal their convictions. Polish-born Patryk Krupa drowned in the Shannon outside Athlone while incapacitated with a head injury from a violent assault. Leszek Sychulec (35),
A man jailed for an aggravated burglary has failed to overturn his conviction despite the "unlawful" retention of his DNA sample beyond a 12 month deadline. Eamon Murphy (48) of Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, had pleaded not guilty at Longford Circuit Criminal Court to aggravated burglary at An Dra
Louis Herterich Junior wants to demolish storage areas at the rear of Ballymahon Street and build 4 new apartments with their own entrances. The development will include parking spaces and connect to existing drains on the site.
Center Parcs Ireland Limited — Center Parcs Newcastle Ballymahon Co. Longford. for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the...
Albert Moorhead — Main Street Ballymahon Co. Longford. conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to the existin...
Center Parcs Ireland Limited — Center Parcs Newcastle Ballymahon Co. Longford. for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the...
Ivan Treanor — The Bridge House Athlone Road Ballymahon Co. Longford. and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type ...
David Mulleady — Edera Ballymahon Co. Longford. domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling and changes to dwelling previously granted planning...
Fergus Padian — Forgney Ballymahon County Longford N91 TPN3. the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe...
Fergus Padian — Forgney Ballymahon Co. Longford. the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe...
Ivan Treanor — The Bridge House, Athlone Road Ballymahon Ballymahon. and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type ...
Mr. Frank McCormack is seeking permission the proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding at Drinagh, Ballymahon, Co. Longford. New Application.
Louise Kelly — Clooncallow Ballymahon Co. Longford N39RH95. to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and a single dwelling treatment system with percolati...
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…
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballymahon from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
By Fiona Magennis A Brazilian brothel-keeper who ran a network across rural Ireland, laundered �800,000 of the proceeds in various bank accounts and was found in possession of child abuse material, has failed to have his sentence reduced on appeal. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro (55)...
By Fiona Magennis The Court of Appeal has set a date in December to hear an application by a Polish cage fighter who is seeking to have his conviction for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon declared a miscarriage of...
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...
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,...
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...
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 rural Ireland. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro pleaded guilty to 19 sample counts,...
A Brazilian man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to operating a network of brothels across rural Ireland using falsified documents and landlord deception. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro, aged 54, rented ten properties under a false Italian identity, with two...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A cage fighter and another man have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon near Athlone in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec, aged 34, with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, County...