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Court reports mentioning Mullinavat, Kilkenny

2018-03-05 · Kilkenny

Man who continued €500k online machinery scam after being caught has sentence increased

Martin Holden, 52, of Garrigue, Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny, was found guilty of multiple thefts over a five‑year period from 2007 to 2012. He advertised non‑existent heavy machinery on internet sites, offering competitive prices and claiming to arrange overseas shipping. He collected deposits from 17 victims worldwide, ranging from €2,000 to €40,000, and transferred the money to Lithuania. The High Court ordered his extradition to Lithuania, but the order was stayed until he served his sentence. On appeal, the Court of Appeal increased his sentence from four years with the final year suspended to four years and eight months imprisonment. The judge noted that Holden resumed the same pattern of fraud while on bail and that the offence was serious, elaborate and carried out over five years. The sentence was deemed unduly lenient and was accordingly increased.

2017-07-25 · Kilkenny

Horseman awarded €92k in damages against trainer Margaret Mullins

In a High Court case, 65‑year‑old James Foley was awarded €92,000 in damages after he injured his left shoulder while loading a four‑year‑old horse onto a lorry for trainer Margaret Mullins at Canterbrook Stud on 18 November 2013. Foley claimed that the horse became spooked, causing him to fall, and that Mullins, who was present, failed to assist him in securing the horse, thereby breaching her duty of care under the 2005 Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act. Mullins denied the allegations, asserting that the horse was on the ramp when it became unsettled and that Foley had contributed to his injuries by mishandling the animal. Judge Michael Hanna found Foley's version of events more credible, noting that he was an experienced horseman and that Mullins was his employer at the time, and therefore owed him a duty of care.