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Swords District Court round-up

Summary

Swords District Court heard several matters before Judge Dermot Dempsey. Jerry Flynn pleaded guilty to theft of petrol and dangerous driving. He received a three-month suspended sentence, a €200 fine, and a two-year driving disqualification. He was remanded on a one-year peace bond, conditional on paying €58.94 to Great Gas and €140 compensation to the attendant. Damien Krywult pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving. He was convicted and fined €300 for each offence, with a total two-year driving disqualification. Jeffrey Carter pleaded guilty to driving without insurance and without a licence. He was sentenced to five months in prison, fined €200, and disqualified from driving for two years. Gary Fitzgerald was convicted in his absence of driving without insurance and without an NCT. He was fined €500 for the insurance offence and €250 for the NCT offence, and disqualified from driving for two years. Gabriel Akinsanya pleaded guilty to theft. The judge indicated he would consider 240 hours of community service in lieu of a four-month prison sentence only if Akinsanya completes 40 outstanding hours from 2003. He was remanded on continuing bail to reappear on September 15. Kim Howard, charged with theft, was remanded on continuing bail until October 6 for a mention.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: theft of petrol; dangerous driving; theft; driving without insurance; driving without a driving licence; driving without an NCT. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

• July 13th 2013 Incident
• October 4th, 2013 Adjournment
• October 6nd Adjournment
• November 15th, 2013 Incident
• September 2nd, 2013 Incident
• June 12th Incident
• January 12th Hearing Or Sentence
• March 26th Hearing Or Sentence
• September 15th Adjournment
• 2014-07-01 Publication

Why: 'He couldn't give a valid reason for driving in such a manner and there was a large volume of traffic around,' said Gda Gates. CNI source report

Case subjects

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Topics

Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft

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