Two men arrested in cannabis grow houses which contained a combined total of €415,000 of the drug, have been jailed for a combined nine years. Aloyzas Bukantus (45) of Church Street, Edgeworthstown, C
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Barry Keane
Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
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Donna McDermott
Aggravated burglary (Section 13) - burglary with a knife at 25 Weavers Hall, Longford on June 3, 2022
Returned for trial at Longford Circuit Court on October 4, 2022. Bail conditions maintained. Alibi warning issued.
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Donna McDermott
Engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour at Palace Crescent, Ardnacassa, Longford on April 4, 2021
Adjourned until after Circuit Court hearing on the aggravated burglary charge
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Barry Keane
Trespassing at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Handling stolen property at Park Road, Longford (May 12 - June 11, 2022), Theft of chocolate bars worth €4.50 from Dealz Market Square, Longford on May 9, 2022, Possession of cannabis herb at Annaly Park, Longford on January 13, 2021
Adjourned to October 25, 2022 to allow defendant to conclude matters before the Circuit Court
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Cindy Duignan
Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Application to lift curfew refused. Curfew (10pm to 8am) remains in place. No change to conditions.
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Teresa Dinnegan
Assault at Penneys retail outlet, Longford Shopping Centre on March 16
Sign-on conditions varied from three days per week to one day per week.
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David Nevin
Assault (producing a clawhammer), Violent disorder at St Mel's College (April 12, 2021), Possession of stolen property (shoes worth €370), Possession of cannabis (June 23, 2022), Shouting and roaring at gardaí, Spitting at garda patrol car
5 months prison for violent disorder (consecutive); 4 months prison for Harbour View incident (suspended for 12 months subject to probation supervision). All other charges taken into consideration.
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Christopher Thompson
Driving without insurance, Driving without a driver's licence, Driving with excess cannabis in his system
Adjourned to December 13, 2022 for probation report and further enquiries into insurance status
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Willie Joyce
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Helen Joyce
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Lisa Joyce
Committing an affray
Bound to keep the peace for 12 months on own bond of €100
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Joe Stokes
Threatening and abusive behaviour, Failing to comply with directions of a Garda, Possession of cocaine
Fined €150 for threatening and abusive behaviour, fined €200 for failing to comply with Garda directions. Cocaine possession charge taken into consideration.
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Vincent Johnson
Driving without a driving licence, Driving without insurance
Bound to peace €250, disqualified from driving for 15 years
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Michael Nevin
Breach of community service order, Breach of Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offence Against the Person Act
Adjourned to September 6, 2022. Judge warned that failure to attend will result in bench warrant being issued. Defendant has completed 190 hours of 240 hour community service order.
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A judge has said that convicted rapist and murderer Patrick Rea, who sexually abused his cousin almost 40 years ago, is a “very dangerous man” and will require close monitoring if he is ever released
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The shooter in a "meticulously planned" murder of a much-loved and vulnerable victim has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Mr Justice Paul McDermott
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A 35-year-old criminal was “crack crazy” when he shot a father-of-two twice in the face at the door of his own home in Dublin, a court has heard. Robert Sheridan (45) was fatally wounded when he answe
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A masked home invader who attacked and repeatedly raped his elderly, vulnerable neighbour who had returned to Ireland from the US to retire, causing her “life-altering” harm, has been jailed for 13 ye
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A man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to murder a father-of-two who was shot in the head and body at the front door of his home in Dublin eight years ago. Joseph Richards (34) was charged in 2024 wit
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A veteran garda with severe asthma, who claims he was discriminated against when he was put back on the beat at the height of a winter Covid-19 surge in 2022, “grossly exaggerating” safety requirement
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A veteran garda with severe asthma claims he was discriminated against by being ordered back on the beat against his doctor’s instructions at the height of a winter Covid-19 surge in 2022. Garda Josep
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A salesman from the Travelling Community who was left “disheartened” and quit after he said he overheard the managing director of his new job making remarks about ‘pikeys’ and ‘tinkers’ has secured €7
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A serial arsonist who set fire to a car and the front door of a sleeping family's home he had damaged in another blaze 23 years earlier has been jailed for seven years. The family of five was only awa
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A survivor contacted gardai to make a formal complaint after seeing the former scout leader who sexually abused him and two other boys almost 40 years ago being "lauded" on television. James Gilleran
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By Isabel Hayes and Sonya McLean A Brazilian brothel-keeper who ran a network across rural Ireland and was caught with almost €800k in various bank accounts as well as child abuse material has been ja
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