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Court reports mentioning Tulla, Clare
2018-01-25 · Dublin
Wesley Preston, 40, of Tulla House, Clarehall, Dublin, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for carrying out three robberies and three attempted robberies at The Village Discount Store in Coolock between 3 and 8 December 2016. He stole a total of €450 in cash, using a knife and threatening employees with a steak knife or a Stanley blade. During one incident he fought with a customer and was involved in a scuffle. Preston also attempted to rob Martin's Pub in Clonshaugh, a KFC outlet at the Northside Shopping Centre, and a Spar shop on Tonlegee Road, but fled each time when staff raised the alarm. The judge, Martin Nolan, suspended the final year of the sentence, credited Preston for his efforts to reform, and noted that the robberies were not the most serious offences.
2014-12-16 · Clare
Derek Floyd, 36, of Tulla, Co Clare, was found guilty of 15 counts of filing incorrect VAT returns and 12 counts of claiming VAT remits to which he was not entitled between 2001 and 2003, and of handling stolen goods. He was originally sentenced to six years imprisonment with the final year suspended, and separately to three years imprisonment for handling stolen goods, with eight months suspended. On appeal, the Court of Appeal reduced his overall sentence to five years imprisonment with one year suspended, and a consecutive term of three years with eight months suspended. The Court found errors in the original sentencing, noting that the judge had misapplied the appropriate sentence and had incorrectly considered the suspended portion. The appeal was upheld by Mr Justice George Birmingham, who substituted the original sentences with the reduced terms. The case involved fraudulently claiming €683,000 in VAT returns and handling €45,000 worth of stolen silage wrap.