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Court reports mentioning Avoca, Wicklow
2026-02-06 · Wicklow
Avoca has been accused of overreacting by sacking its head chef, Giorgio Romano, after a company investigator claimed he falsified refrigeration records for two batches of curry. The Workplace Relations Commission heard that Avoca informed health inspectors that there was no food safety risk and did not recall the meals. Romano's lawyers argued that the company acted disproportionately, as Romano made a genuine mistake under pressure. Romano, who had worked for Avoca for 17 years, stated he was under pressure due to a shortage of staff and was operating new equipment for the first time. He explained that he took the curries out of the chiller himself because a kitchen assistant was missing. The tribunal was told that Avoca had no evidence of a food safety risk and that firing Romano was inconsistent with their earlier statements. The adjudicator is expected to deliver a decision in about 12 weeks.
2020-02-27 · Dublin
The High Court has ordered that up to fifteen occupants of a four‑bedroom house in Avoca Park, Blackrock, must vacate the premises by 20 March. The injunction, granted to Everyday Finance DAC and receivers Stephen Tennant and Nicholas O'Dwyer, gives them possession of the property. The order applies to Paul White, his wife Jane Gleeson and other unnamed occupants who are appealing the decision. The court also suspended any sale of the house until the dispute is resolved and required a timetable for the full hearing. The receivers, appointed in 2017, seek vacant possession as the property is subject to a mortgage secured by loans from AIB, now owed at €3 million. The defendants, who claim the receivers were not properly appointed, intend to appeal to the Court of Appeal. All keys and alarm codes must be handed over by the deadline.
2020-02-20 · Louth
In a High Court ruling on 20 February 2020, Everyday Finance DAC and its receivers, Stephen Tennant and Nicholas O'Dwyer, were granted an injunction allowing them to take possession of a property at Avoca Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin. The injunction applies pending a full hearing of the action. The receivers sought vacant possession, claiming the property is subject to a mortgage secured by loans from AIB, now owed by the defendants. The defendants, Mr Paul White and his wife Ms Jane Gleeson, opposed the application, arguing the receivers' appointment was invalid and that Ms Gleeson had no debt and was entitled to rent benefits. The court found the plaintiffs' case strong and ordered the receivers to take possession, noting the property is occupied by about 15 people and that the defendants have not cooperated. The judge placed a stay on any sale of the house and adjourned the matter for a week before final orders are made.
2016-07-20 · Wicklow
In a 2016 Central Criminal Court trial, the prosecution argued that Marta Herda, a 29‑year‑old Polish waitress, deliberately drove her car into the sea at Arklow harbour on 26 March 2013, resulting in the drowning of 31‑year‑old Csaba Orsos. Herda, who was in the car with Orsos that morning, escaped the harbour while Orsos' body was found later that day on a nearby beach. The prosecution's case relied on circumstantial evidence, including CCTV footage showing Herda's car moving from her home toward Orsos' residence around 5.30 am, a brake‑mark of 13 ft 6 in at the scene, and phone records indicating she called Orsos three times that morning, the last at 5.37 am. Herda had previously claimed that Orsos had been stalking her and that she could not stand his anger, but she also stated she knew he could not swim.
2016-07-05 · Wicklow
In a Wicklow harbour murder trial, a 29‑year‑old Polish waitress, Marta Herda, was charged with killing her 31‑year‑old Hungarian colleague, Csaba Orsas, by driving her car through harbour barriers into the sea. Prosecutor Brendan Grehan presented evidence that the car entered the water at high speed, that Herda was the driver, and that Orsas was a front‑seat passenger. He noted that Herda could swim while Orsas could not, and that the body was found drowned on a beach two miles away. Testimony from a security guard described a high‑speed vehicle and a woman screaming near the quay, later identified as Herda. Garda Fiona Furlong recounted finding Herda wet and distressed, pointing to the harbour. The case was opened to the Central Criminal Court, with a three‑week trial before Mr Justice McCarthy and a jury of eight men and four women. The unnamed 29-year-old pleaded not guilty.
2015-03-13 · Dublin
Three men – Gary Freeman (27), Barry Gannon (36) and John Redmond (38) – were found guilty of assault causing harm and violent disorder after a 12‑day trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The offence took place in the yard of Mountjoy Prison on 28 August 2012 when the men attacked prisoner William McDonagh, pushing him to the ground and kicking him, as shown on CCTV footage. The court saw that Gannon struck McDonagh with a mop head, Redmond kicked and punched him, and Freeman punched and stamped on his head. McDonagh suffered lacerations, a damaged ear and bruising, and required 30 sutures. Each defendant was sentenced to three years' imprisonment with the final year suspended; Freeman's and Gannon's terms were back‑dated to 26 February 2015, and Redmond's to 18 December 2013. The judge noted the defendants' prior convictions and their expressions of remorse and rehabilitation efforts. Gary Freeman pleaded not guilty. Barry Gannon pleaded not guilty. John Redmond pleaded not guilty.