Court reports mentioning Ballingarry, Tipperary

2025-04-03 · Tipperary

'Lenient' sentence upheld for dangerous driver who caused 'devastating' harm to five-year-old

In the case of the Director of Public Prosecutions versus Emmett Rigney, a 22‑year‑old from Shinrone, Co Offaly, the Court of Appeal upheld a two‑year suspended sentence. Rigney was convicted of dangerous driving causing serious bodily injury after a head‑on collision with a vehicle in Ballingarry, Co Tipperary, on 14 August 2021. The crash left a five‑year‑old daughter with a severe traumatic brain injury and caused significant financial and emotional hardship for her family, including a pregnant mother who testified that the incident had a destructive impact. The original headline sentence of three and a half years was reduced to two years, suspended for two years on the condition of €10,000 compensation, and Rigney was disqualified from driving for six years.

2015-10-19 · Tipperary

Car salesman found guilty of filing incorrect tax returns has conviction quashed on appeal

Gerard Mounsey, 47, of Knockshegowna, Ballingarry, Nenagh, Tipperary, was found guilty in 2014 of eight counts of knowingly or wilfully filing incorrect income tax returns for the years 2003 to 2009. He was acquitted on one count and convicted on seven, receiving a suspended 18‑month prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. Mounsey appealed, and on 19 October 2015 the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction. The appeal court held that the conviction could not stand, citing that the tax liability for the relevant years had not been finally determined at the time of trial. The court also noted that the evidence of tax assessments was presented as opinion evidence, and that the defence had been inadequately engaged with the issue. The judgment was delivered by Mr Justice George Birmingham, sitting with Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan and Mr Justice Alan Mahon. Gerard Mounsey pleaded not guilty.