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Court reports mentioning Duncormick, Wexford
2020-11-03 · Wexford
In a High Court decision dated 3 November 2020, Mr Oliver Bennett, aged 64, was awarded €231,000 in damages for life‑changing injuries sustained in an unprovoked assault at the Tir Na nOg Public House, Wellington Bridge, Wexford, on 15 April 2009. The assault was carried out by John Codd, who later pleaded guilty and received an 18‑month sentence. Mr Bennett sued both Codd and Wallace Taverns Limited, the pub's operator, for negligence. The court found no contest to liability, and the claim was assessed solely for damages. Mr Bennett, a former building‑trade entrepreneur who managed 300 workers, suffered severe head injuries, a coma, a stroke, memory loss, and limited physical and communicative abilities, now living in sheltered accommodation. The award also covered Mr Bennett's legal costs. The judge praised the legal representation of both parties and highlighted the lasting impact of the injuries on Mr Bennett's life.
2016-04-14 · Wexford
Vincent Halligan, a 33-year-old lorry driver from Duncormick, Co Wexford, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for importing heroin. Halligan pleaded guilty to three charges of importing heroin from the German/Dutch border on August 18, 2015. Prosecutors alleged that nearly ten kilos of heroin, with a street value of €1.4 million, were concealed in a box of fire extinguishers within his articulated lorry. Gardaí intercepted the vehicle at the Applegreen Service Station, where a handover was attempted with a silver Toyota. Halligan admitted he knew drugs were involved but claimed he believed they were cannabis. He stated he was to be paid €8,000 for the importation, a sum he never received, though €2,600 and £2,000 were found in the truck. Defending counsel highlighted Halligan's lack of previous convictions, his financial pressures, and his genuine remorse. Judge Melanie Greally noted his early plea and high level of cooperation with gardaí as mitigating factors. The judge imposed an eight-year sentence, with the final two years suspended. The sentence was backdated to August 18, 2015, when Halligan first entered custody, resulting in an effective custody period of six years.