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Court reports mentioning Clonbullogue, Offaly
2024-10-14 · Offaly
Two brothers were sentenced at the Central Criminal Court for the rape and indecent assault of three young children at their family farm in Co Offaly between 1987 and 1989. Neville Moody, 52, of Kildare Town, was convicted following trial of two counts of raping his niece, Charlotte Moody, and one count of indecently assaulting her brother, Kenneth Moody. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo sentenced Neville Moody to a consecutive term of nine years, suspending the final year for two years. His brother, Norman Moody, 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of indecently assaulting Charlotte and one count of indecently assaulting a second niece, Annette Moody. The judge sentenced Norman Moody to a consecutive term of four and a half years, suspending the final six months for six months on strict conditions. The complainants, who waived anonymity, described severe long-term trauma. The judge noted that while both men were minors at the time, the abuse was not innocent experimentation. He acknowledged Neville's lack of insight and Norman's genuine remorse. The sentences reflect the serious nature of the offences against children aged between four and a half and eight years old.
2015-10-09 · Offaly
Mr Justice Michael White ruled that the environmental assessment for the Clonbullogue power station in Co Offaly was flawed. In proceedings brought by An Taisce, the National Trust for Ireland, the judge found that An Bord Pleanála misinterpreted the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive by completely excluding indirect effects of peat extraction from designated bogs. The court declared that An Bord Pleanála is obliged to ensure the effectiveness of the EIA Directive by subjecting those environmental effects to an assessment before granting planning permission for the plant's continued operation. The action was opposed by the board and notice parties, including Edenderry Power Ltd, Bord na Mona Energy Ltd, Bord Na Mona Plc, the Minister for the Environment, and the State. Following his ruling, the judge adjourned the action for further orders arising from that finding. An Taisce had also sought an order quashing the planning permission decision. Separately, Mr Justice White dismissed related proceedings brought by Friends of the Irish Environment Ltd, which sought to quash the permission and declared that peat extraction effects were not properly assessed under the EU Habitats Directive. The judge dismissed this application because the applicant failed to provide expert evidence regarding the Habitats Directive. Notice parties in that separate action included Edenderry Power Ltd, Bord Na Mona, the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the EPA, and An Taisce.