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Court reports mentioning Drumshanbo, Leitrim
2022-10-01 · Leitrim
Callum Taylor, 29, a father-of-three from Ballinaglera, pleaded guilty to driving with no insurance, drink driving, and no driving licence on July 11, 2020 at Acres, Drumshanbo. This was his fourth conviction for driving with no insurance, with 12 previous convictions overall. Judge Murphy imposed a €250 fine, a 3-month suspended sentence for 1 year, and dual driving bans totalling 6 years, citing deterrence and the defendant's medium risk of re-offending despite completing a Pro Social driving course.
2016-06-14 · Dublin
A judge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has ordered the return of cash stolen from a Leitrim takeaway after it was recovered from an employee at Dublin Airport. Vlad Emanuel Blanaru was stopped by customs officers on August 30, 2015, as he and his girlfriend prepared to board a flight to Amsterdam. Officers discovered over €6,900 in cash that gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon later established had been taken from the safe at Marius Takeaway in Drumshanbo the previous day. Blanaru, of Carrick Road, Drumshanbo, claimed he had earned the money through his work at the establishment, though he later told the customs officer he intended to purchase an engagement ring. The takeaway owner subsequently reported the theft, stating €7,600 had been stolen, including €3,000 belonging to an employee. Judge Melanie Greally concluded the seized cash represented proceeds of theft and ordered its return to the rightful owners rather than forfeiture to the State.
2014-11-17 · Leitrim
A man from Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, has had his sentence reduced by two years following an appeal against his conviction for dangerous driving causing death. James McDonagh, aged 54, pleaded guilty to causing the death of Jonathan Gray on St Patrick's Day 2010 on the Hilly Road in Drumshanbo. McDonagh was originally sentenced to seven years imprisonment, with the final eighteen months suspended, at Carrick-on-Shannon Circuit Criminal Court in May 2012. The Court of Appeal has now reduced this to five years with one year suspended. The President of the Court of Appeal found that the trial judge erred in principle by beginning sentencing at the maximum point of the scale. The court noted McDonagh's guilty plea, his engagement in rehabilitation during incarceration, and positive references. However, the judges emphasised the serious nature of the offence, noting McDonagh was heavily intoxicated and had left the scene. His ten-year driving disqualification remains in effect.