Court archive
Court reports mentioning Nurney, Kildare
2022-07-19 · Kildare
In July 2022, the Workplace Relations Commission heard a complaint from trainee teacher Hayleigh Hernon against the Prada store at Kildare Village. Hernon alleged that Prada had promised her a part‑time position for her school placement but later denied the offer. She had been employed since 31 October 2020 and had requested the arrangement in late June or early July 2021. The manager said he would consult HR, but no response was received until 27 August, when Hernon was told the contract would not be changed. She claimed the store's policy limited part‑time staff to one per ten full‑time employees, a rule she said did not apply to other part‑timers. The store did not attend the hearing, and the adjudicating officer, Pat Brady, said he would decide within three to four weeks. The case remains pending.
2022-05-05 · Dublin
Elaine Kelly, 49, of Donaghmede, pleaded guilty to driving away from an armed robbery at an off‑licence in Kilbarrack on 22 October 2018. The court heard she was a vulnerable woman struggling with drug addiction and that she drove the getaway vehicle after the raider abandoned a bicycle. Dashcam footage showed the raider and Kelly exiting a blue car that was later seen pulling into a driveway. Kelly had 13 prior convictions but had not been in contact with the Gardaí since the 2018 offence. Judge Martin Nolan suspended a two‑year prison term on the condition that Kelly keeps the peace and behaves well for two years. The judge noted that Kelly was in fear of the robber, who is serving a separate 14‑year sentence. The sentence was imposed without a custodial term.
2020-12-01 · Dublin
In a High Court hearing, Mr Justice Michael Hanna awarded €83,000 in damages to 58‑year‑old Doris Whelan after she slipped and fell on a small amount of an oil‑like substance at a Dunnes Stores outlet in Ashleaf Shopping Centre, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, on 27 June 2013. Whelan sued Dunnes for injuries she claimed were caused by the hazardous floor condition. The court found that the evidence, including CCTV footage, showed Whelan had slipped while wearing flat shoes and that the oil‑like substance had come from a stock trolley. Dunnes had denied the claims and argued that Whelan had contributed by not looking where she was going, but no evidence was presented to counter the claim. The judge noted that Whelan had no prior knee problems and had undergone knee replacement surgery many years earlier.
2019-07-31 · Dublin
Four young men – John (22) and Christopher (23) Connors, Paddy (22) Connors and James (19) Wall – were sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for attacking a family home with stones and rocks on 23 December 2016. The assault, which took place at 2.45 am, left the occupants, including a newborn and a girl with special needs, homeless and forced them to spend Christmas in a hotel. The men pleaded guilty to criminal damage. Judge Melanie Greally imposed a 12‑month probation bond on John Connors, adjourned to 31 July 2020, and a two‑year suspended sentence on James Wall. Paddy Connors received a four‑year sentence with the final 12 months suspended on strict conditions, while Christopher Connors was sentenced to four years with the final 18 months suspended. All sentences reflected the men's intoxication and the impact on the victim family.
2017-05-31 · Dublin
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Greyhound Recycling and Recovery (GRR) pleaded guilty to breaches of the Environmental Protection Act and the Waste Management Act for transferring waste to five unlicensed sites in Kildare, Dublin and Laois between April and June 2012, and for failing to keep adequate records between March and August 2012. The company admitted providing false information and breaching its license. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) noted that GRR had a waste licence from May 2007 for storing and transferring waste from a Clondalkin site, where most output was Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) bales. The licence allowed shipping SRF to suppliers on the continent and storing bales at Dublin Port, but the company diverted them to unlicensed sites when the port storage was full. EPA investigators found 5,000 bales at a Kildare site, 2,000 at Maynooth, 120 at a Tipperary site, 1,000 at Hollystown, and evidence of storage at Ballybrit.
2016-02-24 · Kildare
The High Court approved an interim payment of €4.1 million to Andrew Whelan, a 22‑year‑old man with cerebral palsy, as part of a settlement in a medical negligence action. The claim, brought by Mrs Angela Whelan on Andrew's behalf, alleged that a delay in his delivery on 5 August 1993 at Portlaoise General Hospital caused his injuries. The settlement covers Andrew's ongoing care, aids and appliances for the next ten years and includes his legal costs. The court, presided over by Justice Anthony Barr, agreed to adjourn the matter until February 2026. Mrs Whelan stated that while the money cannot repair Andrew's brain or enable him to walk, it will improve his quality of life and ease the family's concerns about his future care. The settlement was reached with the HSE and Dr John Patrick Corristine, who were found negligent for the delay and failure to respond to signs of foetal distress.
2015-11-10 · Dublin
Michael Moran, 78, of Oldtown, Nurney, pleaded guilty in the Central Criminal Court to three charges of raping his grandniece between October 2003 and June 2009 and to seven charges of raping his niece between January 1983 and March 1989. Judge Margaret Heneghan sentenced him to ten years, suspending the final three years on conditions. The court noted that the victims, aged 41 and 23, had suffered repeated sexual assault, with the older victim recalling assaults beginning when she was eight and the younger beginning when she was eleven. Moran admitted to the assaults and claimed the victims had instigated intercourse, but the judge described his actions as causing great suffering and trauma. He had entered an early guilty plea, expressed remorse, and had been of previous good character. The sentence reflected the seriousness of the repeated rapes and the impact on the victims.