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A 69-year-old man accused of ramming his car through the front gates of Trinity College has pleaded not guilty to criminal damage and road traffic offences by reason of insanity at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
John Farrell, of Fassaugh Road, Cabra, Dublin, caused over €33,000 worth of damage when he went on a rampage through Trinity and the city centre shortly after 6am on April 2, 2014.
The main cost of the damage went towards replacing the college’s 18th century wooden entrance gates, which were effectively destroyed when Mr Farrell smashed his Mercedes through them.
The court heard that after his arrest on ….read more
By Liz Farsaci
A mother seeking a safety order has been caused “significant trauma” due to contact with the father of her child and would be unable to give evidence while he was present, a court has heard.
The mother’s solicitor, Shehzad Bajwa, told the Dublin District Family Court that the woman had medical letters confirming that she cannot be in the same room as the father.
Mr Bajwa indicated that the woman would be unable to give evidence regarding her application for a safety order while her former partner was present in court. He said she was previously allowed to give evidence ….read more
By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson
A heroin addict who was so desperate for cash that he tried to rob his local shop and pharmacy has been jailed for four years.
Daniel Weldon (31) was also so intoxicated that he left “a trail of money in his wake” from another raid that same day. His attempts at robbery failed both times when the shop owners refused to give him anything.
Weldon was instantly recognised by the first shopkeeper when he went in armed with what she described as a “black handled carving knife” and demanded money from the till.
The woman replied “get out ….read more
By Sonya McLean and Fiona Ferguson
A burglar who sat down to have scrambled eggs with his victim after lunging at the man with a knife and stealing his phones will be allowed attend residential drug treatment prior to sentencing.
Stefan Boyle (28) was spotted by Ali Yassine hiding under a table in a mosque and was told to leave. Boyle then lunged at him with a knife, nicking the victim before he tried to escape out a window.
Mr Yassine, a caretaker in the mosque, kicked the burglar in self defence and told him to relax. He then made him scrambled eggs ….read more
By Fiona Ferguson
A man who stole two USB keys from a garda station – while being interviewed about a robbery he had committed that day – has been released on bail to attend drug treatment.
Dubliner Jason Kennedy (45) was captured on footage putting the USB keys in his pocket when the garda questioning him stepped out of the interview room to speak to a colleague.
Kennedy, of Butlers Place, Benson Street, Dublin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery at Park Pharmacy, Cabinteely and stealing two USB keys at Shankill Garda station on August 18, 2016.
The court heard Kennedy, ….read more
The jury in the trial of a man accused of a machine gun murder while dressed as a woman is expected to hear closing speeches from both sides tomorrow morning.
Christopher McDonald (34), from the East Wall area of Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 36-year-old Keith Walker in the car park of the Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club on Shelerin Road, Clonsilla on June 12, 2015.
A small amount of evidence was heard in the Central Criminal Court trial today, before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy asked the jury to return to hear closing speeches this morning.
The jury heard from ….read more
