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Court reports mentioning Milltown, Kildare
2023-06-09 · Kildare
Tony Dean, 70, former owner of Dean Waste Management Ltd, was jailed for two years after a judge found him guilty of three breaches of a waste management licence and of holding or recovering waste in a manner likely to cause environmental pollution at a 25‑acre site at Kerdiffstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, between October 2003 and November 2008. The breaches were said to have had a significant environmental impact, with the landfill accepting more waste than it could manage, driven by financial motivation. Judge Melanie Greally noted that €61.5 million of public money was spent to remediate the site and that large profits had been generated and prioritized over compliance. The judge imposed a headline sentence of four years on each charge, reduced to three years with the final 12 months suspended, all to run concurrently. Tony Dean pleaded not guilty.
2022-12-12 · Dublin
The appeal of Tony Dean (70) of Woodhaven, Milltown, Dublin, who was found guilty of three charges relating to breaches of a waste management licence and environmental pollution at a site in Kerdiffstown, Naas, Co Kildare, between October 2003 and November 2008, is ongoing. Dean, who previously pleaded not guilty to the charges, was convicted by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The charges include two counts of disposing of or recovering waste at the facility in Kerdiffstown otherwise than in accordance with the waste licence, and a third charge of holding or recovering waste in a manner likely to cause environmental pollution. The prosecution case was that Dean was negligent rather than that he had connived or consented to commit the offences, which are contrary to the Waste Management Act, 1996. Dean has a previous conviction for recovery of waste without a licence relating to a site near Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, in 1998. The matter was adjourned by Judge Melanie Greally to January 30 next, pending further evidence regarding Dean's health and any scheduled heart surgery.
2022-11-14 · Dublin
Tony Dean, aged 70, former director of Nephin Trading Ltd, was found guilty by a jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of three counts of operating an illegal landfill at Kerdiffstown, Naas, between 2003 and 2008. The charges concerned disposing of or recovering waste in breach of the Waste Management Act 1996, using a facility without the proper licence, and handling waste likely to cause environmental pollution. Dean pleaded not guilty to the first two charges and denied the third. The jury deliberated for 58 minutes before returning guilty verdicts on all counts. The case was adjourned to 12 December for sentencing. The trial lasted four weeks, with the Director of Public Prosecutions arguing that a "mountain of waste" had been deposited on a 25‑acre site, breaching two licences issued by the EPA, and that the site functioned as an active landfill producing significant leachate.
2018-05-17 · Dublin
Dary Sharif, aged 24, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended, for violent disorder after a knife attack at a Luas stop on 5 April 2015. Sharif was stabbed 14 times by two men, one of whom was Daryl Smith, 26, who later required brain surgery. Security staff pulled Smith to the ground, and Sharif, along with two other co‑accused, kicked Smith while he lay helpless. The court considered Sharif's claim of lawful self‑defence, noting he had been severely provoked and had suffered a frenzied knife attack. Judge Cormac Quinn set a headline sentence of four years but reduced it due to mitigating factors, including Sharif's rehabilitation efforts and good behaviour. The sentence reflects the incident's violent nature and the court's assessment of self‑defence and aggravating circumstances. Dary Sharif pleaded guilty. Daryl Smith pleaded guilty.
2017-07-31 · Kildare
Keith Jackson Fleming, 26, of Glenshane, Kilteel, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for dangerous driving that caused the death of his friend Dara Cottuli on 28 November 2015. The final year of the sentence was suspended. Fleming also pleaded guilty to driving without a licence or insurance and to failing to provide a blood sample. He was found to have been under the influence of alcohol and drugs, including D10s and Xanax, at the time of the crash. The vehicle veered, struck a ditch, a timber fence and a stone pillar before crossing the road again. The Court of Appeal upheld the sentence, noting that the judge had considered the seriousness of the offence and the circumstances, and found no error in the decision to suspend the final year.