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Co. Monaghan • 7 stories • Since 12 Jul 2022 • Latest 12 May 2026

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  1. planningThatch roof and dormer windows replaced with slate on single-storey house
  2. courtsFinancial Services manager won't face third trial over alleged role in €61m fraud conspiracy
  3. courtsSecond jury fails to reach verdict in Custom House Capital fraud conspiracy trial
  4. courtsCHC investor fraud did more damage to woman's life than WW2, court hears as 197 victims give statements
  5. courtsSenior Custom House Capital execs get date for sentencing hearing
  6. courtsFraud trial hears of guilty plea by Custom House Capital CEO
  7. courtsKnife-wielding burglar who threatened to kill residents has jail term increased

Crime & Courts

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Financial Services manager won't face third trial over alleged role in €61m fraud conspiracy

The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to pursue a third trial against a financial services manager accused of involvement in an alleged €61 million fraud conspiracy at Custom House Capital. Ciara Kelleher, aged 53 and formerly senior portfolio relationship manager at the firm, faced one count of conspiring with others to defraud investors by misleading them about asset placement between October 2008…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Mar 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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Second jury fails to reach verdict in Custom House Capital fraud conspiracy trial

A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the second trial of Ciara Kelleher, a former senior portfolio relationship manager at Custom House Capital Ltd. The 53-year-old, of Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, faced one charge of conspiring with others to defraud investors by misrepresenting the placement of their assets between October 2008 and July 2011. Ms Kelleher denies the allegation. After deliberating for over eight…

Courts News Ireland report
13 Feb 2025 · Courts News Ireland
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CHC investor fraud did more damage to woman's life than WW2, court hears as 197 victims give statements

Four men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to their roles in a fraud scheme targeting investors in Custom House Capital Ltd between October 2008 and July 2011. Harry Cassidy, aged 67, former chief executive of Stepaside, County Dublin, John Whyte, aged 53, of Lucan, County Dublin, and Paul Lavery, aged 47, of Ballinode, County Monaghan, admitted conspiracy to defraud investors through deliberate…

Courts News Ireland report
21 Apr 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Senior Custom House Capital execs get date for sentencing hearing

Four senior executives of Custom House Capital pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiracy to defraud investors during the period between October 2008 and July 2011. Harry Cassidy, the former chief executive, along with former head of private clients John Whyte and head of finance Paul Lavery, admitted to intentionally misleading clients regarding the placement of their assets. Non-executive…

Courts News Ireland report
08 Mar 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Fraud trial hears of guilty plea by Custom House Capital CEO

On the eleventh day of the fraud trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury heard that the former chief executive of Custom House Capital and three others have entered guilty pleas to charges arising from a garda investigation. Harry Cassidy, aged sixty-seven, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud investors and clients between October 2008 and July 2011. John Whyte, Paul Lavery of Ballinode, County Monaghan…

Courts News Ireland report
14 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
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Knife-wielding burglar who threatened to kill residents has jail term increased

At the Court of Appeal, John McDonagh, aged 27, of Brookfield, Ballinode, Sligo, had his sentence increased following a knife-point home invasion in Sligo Town in January 2020. McDonagh and a teenage accomplice broke into a house at Glencarrig, Ballinode, where they threatened four occupants with knives, demanded money, and caused significant property damage, including slashing furniture and car tyres. They…

Courts News Ireland report
12 Jul 2022 · Courts News Ireland

Planning

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Thatch roof and dormer windows replaced with slate on single-storey house

Mary McKenna wants to give her single-storey house in Ballinode a makeover by removing the thatch roof and dormer windows and replacing them with slate. The work also includes some changes to how the house looks from the outside, along with updates to the entrance and sewerage connection.

Mary McKenna
File ref: 2660187 · Monaghan County Council
12 May 2026 · Monaghan County Council (Planning)

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Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2023-03-08 Courts News Ireland

Senior Custom House Capital execs get date for sentencing hearing

Four senior executives of Custom House Capital pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to conspiracy to defraud investors during the period between October 2008 and July 2011. Harry Cassidy, the former chief executive, along with former head of private clients John...

Original CNI report
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court 2023-02-14 Courts News Ireland

Fraud trial hears of guilty plea by Custom House Capital CEO

On the eleventh day of the fraud trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, the jury heard that the former chief executive of Custom House Capital and three others have entered guilty pleas to charges arising from a garda investigation. Harry Cassidy, aged sixty-seven, pleaded...

Original CNI report