Court archive
Court reports mentioning Ballysimon, Wexford
2026-01-29 · Limerick
A jury will hear evidence that a secret recording captured a Limerick businessman accused of corruption giving a detective garda €20,000 in exchange for information relating to a Criminal Assets Bureau investigation. Stephen O'Sullivan, 43, has pleaded not guilty to one count of corruption at Bruree, Co Limerick, on December 22, 2018. The prosecution alleges that O'Sullivan met with Detective Garda David Bourke in a Citroen Berlingo van and made the payment. The court heard that Bourke, who was transferred to Limerick in 1998, was involved in the CAB investigation called 'Operation Glacier'. The jury was told that O'Sullivan met with Gardai in 2022 and claimed he was intimidated or extorted into paying the money. The trial, expected to last up to three weeks, will resume with Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin presiding.
2022-12-07 · Limerick
In a High Court hearing on 7 December 2022, the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) sought to have 111 cars seized from Stephen Bawn Motors Ltd and €20,000 in a linked bank account declared proceeds of crime under the 1996 Proceeds of Crime Act. The cars, sold at auction for €820,000, were bought by the dealership, which began trading about seven years earlier, with money allegedly derived from illegal drug dealing. CAB alleged that the dealership was used by individuals with links to local, national and international criminals, including Christy Keane and the Kinahan gang, to launder drug proceeds and that the owner, Mr Mike Nash, was involved in drug importation and sale. The company and Mr Nash denied the claims. CAB also cited VAT fraud and other illegal activities. The case is pending before Mr Justice Alexander Owens.
2019-10-21 · Limerick
In a High Court case, Centz Retail Holdings, Centz Stores 7 Limited and director Mr Naeem Maniar challenge Limerick City and County Council's enforcement notice issued in August over a planning breach at the 'Homesavers' premises in City East Retail Park. The notice alleges Mr Maniar violated a condition that the unit may only sell bulky household goods. Mr Naeem Maniar's counsel, Neil Steen SC, argues the council relied improperly on input from a competitor with alleged ulterior motives, failed to consider the group's submissions, misinterpreted the condition, and applied it inconsistently across the retail park. The applicants seek to quash the enforcement notice and obtain declarations that the council erred in law, acted contrary to fair procedures and breached natural justice. Permission to proceed was granted ex‑parte by Mr Justice Seamus Noonan, with the matter to return in December.
2019-07-30 · Limerick
The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) seeks to sell a fleet of 114 cars, valued at almost €3 million, seized from a Limerick motor dealer in March. The High Court heard that the cars are expensive to store and are losing value, so the State wants to dispose of them quickly. Ms Justice Carmel Stewart adjourned the matter to 15 August to decide whether to allow the sale. She noted that assets such as cars can "rapidly depreciate" and that the maximum value should be realised. If the sale is permitted, the proceeds can be held until the court determines whether the cars were proceeds of crime under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Two respondents were named: Stephen Bawn Motors Ltd trading as Bawn Motors, and Mr Mike Nash.
2018-05-30 · Limerick
Jack Walsh, 19, was sentenced to five years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for his role in an 11-hour disturbance at Oberstown Children's Detention Campus on August 29, 2016. Walsh pleaded guilty to violent disorder and two charges of criminal damage, admitting he was present during the incident which caused €3 million in damage. Judge Martin Nolan suspended the final two and a half years of the sentence, ordering Walsh to be of good behaviour for that period. The sentence was backdated to May 2. Three other youths, Clayton Brennan, Nathan Ginty, and Luke Cronin, also pleaded guilty to arson, criminal damage, and violent disorder. It was accepted that Cronin's plea was based on adding fuel to the fire rather than starting it. Brennan had seven previous convictions and was on remand; Ginty had 22 previous convictions. A 17-year-old defendant, who also pleaded guilty to the same charges, had 22 previous convictions and was on remand. The cases of Brennan, Ginty, Cronin, and the 17-year-old were adjourned for sentence to Friday, June 1. The court noted the youths had destroyed or attempted to destroy the institution, with the judge describing the event as a frightening rampage.
2016-05-05 · Wexford
Kenneth Collopy, aged 25, was convicted of murdering 25‑year‑old Daniel Fitzgerald in 2009 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Collopy pleaded not guilty, claiming he had mistakenly fired at a caravan in revenge for an arson attack on his mother's van, and that he intended only to shoot at the mobile home, unaware of any victim. He admitted killing Fitzgerald but maintained he had no intent to kill. The jury found him guilty of murder and the judge imposed a mandatory life sentence. Collopy appealed, arguing the jury's verdict was perverse, citing the inclusion of a video statement from a witness, David Bussoli, and questioning whether Bussoli and Christopher Mulqueen were accomplices. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on all grounds, affirming the trial judge's decisions, the use of the video statement, and the jury's verdict. Collopy was taken away to continue serving his life sentence.