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A man who violently broke into the home of his estranged partner and young son, where he threatened to kill her unless she got back with him, has had his jail term cut on appeal.
Martin Stokes (37), with an address at Dara, Newbridge, Co Kildare, pleaded guilty at Naas Circuit Criminal Court to aggravated burglary, two counts of false imprisonment and two counts of assault with intent to commit an indictable offence at an address in Maddenstwon, Co Kildare on March 9, 2015.
He was sentenced to eight years in total by Judge Michael O’Shea on March 18, 2016.
Stokes successfully appealed ….read more
A drunk student who brandished a hatchet at some men over a broken laptop will be sentenced to 200 hours of community service, provided he is suitable.
Judge Karen O’Connor sentenced Derek Walsh to 18 months’ imprisonment today but said he could carry out 200 hours community service in lieu of that sentence.
She ordered a community services report to ascertain Walsh’s suitability and adjourned the matter to December 1 for a final decision.
Walsh (29) with an address in Clogher Road, Crumlin, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of producing a hatchet in the course of a ….read more
By Gerard Cunningham
The most senior garda in Donegal has said she did not deliberately omit making a note at the time of a decision to begin an investigation into allegations of domestic abuse against whistleblower Garda Keith Harrison.
Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn directed that Inspector Goretti Sheridan begin an investigation on 29 September 2013, following a report from the mother of Garda Harrison’s partner Marisa Simms.
In the current module, the tribunal is looking at contacts between gardaí and the HSE/Tusla relating to Garda Harrison.
On 6 October 2013, Inspector Sheridan took a statement from Ms Simms which led to referrals to the ….read more
A Nigerian man who accepted a parcel of cocaine worth €1.4m at a house in Co Kildare, that was falsely addressed to a South African consul, has had his jail term cut on appeal.
Ibrahim Lawel (36), with an address at Marina Court, Athy Co.Kildare, pleaded guilty at Naas Circuit Criminal Court to possession of cocaine for sale or supply in the county on May 25, 2011.
He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with the final three suspended by Judge Michael O’Shea on March 14, 2016.
Lawel successfully appealed his sentence today, with the Court of Appeal holding that the discount ….read more
A civil servant stole over €6,500 in fake jobseeker allowance claims under her brother’s name, a Dublin court has heard.
Jacqueline Walsh, a mother-of-four, was brought to the attention of gardaí by her brother, William Walsh, after he tried to make a Revenue claim and discovered false claims had been made under his name.
Walsh (33), with an address in Millbrook Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today to four counts of stealing money from the Department of Social Protection between October 2011 and May 2012. Eight other counts were taken into consideration.
She stole a total of €6,736 ….read more
The jury has resumed deliberations in trial of a man, charged with murdering the mother of his children, by strangling her in her new home.
Danny Keena of Empor, Ballynacargy, Co Westmeath is charged with the murder of 43-year-old Brigid Maguire on November 14, 2015. His Central Criminal Court trial has heard that she died of strangulation.
The 55-year-old farmer has pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to her manslaughter at her home on Main Street, Ballynacargy. He had previously strangled her to the point of dizziness, and she and her two children had left him only two months before her ….read more
