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Court reports mentioning Cappamore, Limerick
2021-02-25 · Limerick
In a High Court ruling on 25 February 2021, Mr Justice Richard Humphrey authorised the Official Assignee to sell former rugby international Peter Clohessy's family home in Cappamore, Co. Limerick, and ordered the family to vacate the property within six months. Clohessy, declared bankrupt in 2017 with debts exceeding €13 million, had previously owned the house and a 48‑acre farm that was repossessed by AIB and sold to a financial fund. The Official Assignee, represented by Una Nesdale BL, valued the house at €500,000 to €550,000, while the couple valued it lower and opposed the sale. The court accepted the sale as the only means to satisfy creditors, who had been living at the house for four years since the adjudication, and found the six‑month postponement reasonable. The house, built over 15 years ago, adjoined the farm that had been sold to a financial fund.
2018-04-26 · Limerick
The Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentences of cousins Michael Casey and David Casey, who pleaded guilty to a series of burglaries, including an incident at the home of John O'Donoghue in Doon on August 27, 2015, where Mr. O'Donoghue collapsed and died. The original sentence of four-and-a-half years imprisonment, with the final year suspended, imposed by Judge Tom O'Donnell at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court in December 2016, was found to be unduly lenient following a review by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice George Birmingham, re-sentenced both men to seven years imprisonment, with the final eight months suspended. This decision was based on aggravating factors, including the pre-planned nature of the burglary spree, the ransacking of a dwelling, and the serious harm caused to the victim. The court also established new sentencing guidelines for burglary, categorizing offenses into mid-range and highest categories based on factors such as planning, violence, and previous convictions. The Caseys received concurrent terms for other related offenses, and the court emphasized the need for general deterrence in cases involving residential burglaries in rural areas.