Court archive
Court reports mentioning Kilmore Quay, Wexford
2022-05-12 · Wexford
Habib Kannis, a 41‑year‑old Egyptian migrant fisherman, claims he was underpaid by €37,196 while working on two Wexford trawlers, Verlaine and Ocean Harvester II, between 2017 and 2020. He alleges the operator, OF Fishing Ltd, failed to provide required working‑time records and that he was paid a split of the catch's market value rather than minimum wage. Kannis says he worked 18‑20 hours a day, was denied a monthly work‑permit form, and faced threats from the skipper to cancel his contract if he complained. His union argues the company breached the Atypical Work Permit Scheme by not paying a 39‑hour week at minimum wage during off periods. The adjudicating officer, Valerie Murtagh, noted the company denied unfair dismissal and said Kannis resigned, but the hearing will consider the claim of underpayment and procedural breach.
2021-03-23 · Wexford
The owners of two trans‑Atlantic communication cables, GTT Communications Inc and its affiliates Hibernia Express Ireland Ltd and Hibernia Atlantic Cable System Limited, have applied to the High Court for injunctions to stop fishermen from trawling within one kilometre of their cables. The cables, which link Ireland, the UK and Canada, carry data for major financial, telecommunications and cloud firms, and one cable transmits information vital to global stock traders. The companies allege that vessels owned by Brendan, Denis, James and John O'Flaherty, operating out of Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, have been trawling near the cables, posing a high risk of damage and endangering crews because the cables are charged and have previously caused vessels to sink when fishing gear became entangled. The applicants seek orders restraining the respondents from trawling, dropping anchor or interfering with the seabed until the dispute is resolved.
2014-06-03 · Dublin
In Swords District Court, Judge Dermot Dempsey applied the Probation Act to 34‑year‑old Natasha Reilly, who breached a Protection Order by being drunk and threatening to "smash the face" off her victim. Reilly had been remanded in custody since 19 May and had detoxed, completed an anger‑management course and remained in custody to address her chronic alcoholism. She is now focused on staying sober and rebuilding her relationship with her children. The court also heard other cases: a 32‑year‑old woman, Jennifer Reilly, was remanded on continuing bail for alleged theft of two pairs of shoes; a 22‑year‑old man, Jamie Bowbrick, was given further time to pay a €350 charitable donation after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of cannabis and obstruction; a 38‑year‑old woman, Gillian O'Donnell, was remanded on continuing bail for alleged theft of a pair of boots; a 28‑year‑old man, Mark Jackson, was remanded on continuing bail for.