Swords District Court round-up

At Swords District Court, a man from Raphoe, County Donegal, was convicted of criminal damage following a November 2012 incident at a property in Swords. The defendant had denied throwing a rock through a window after the complainant ended their four-year relationship. Judge Dermot Dempsey, having reviewed CCTV footage and heard evidence, found the State's case proven and imposed a €400 fine alongside a one-year peace bond. The court also ordered the defendant to avoid the victim's residence and refrain from all contact. In related proceedings, a 25-year-old man from Coolock pleaded guilty to theft of trainers valued at €80 from a retail store and was remanded on bail pending a probation report. A 20-year-old from Baldoyle pleaded guilty to cannabis possession and was remanded on continuing bail with a requirement to lodge €500 by a specified date. A 27-year-old Swords resident pleaded guilty to trespass at a parochial house and was remanded for a probation report.