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Swords District Court round-up
Summary
Swords District Court heard three matters. Gary McQuillian, 23, pleaded guilty to being drunk and a source of danger after jumping onto a moving taxi's bonnet. Judge Dermot Dempsey applied Section 1.1 of the Probation Act, meaning McQuillian escaped a conviction. Ronan Healy, 34, pleaded guilty to drink driving after failing to stop at a junction, causing a squad car to brake to avoid a collision. Healy, who has four previous convictions including one for drink driving, was convicted, disqualified from driving, and fined €600. Sam Maughan, 19, pleaded guilty to being intoxicated and using threatening and abusive behaviour at a Debs Ball. Maughan, who has 22 previous convictions, was remanded on continuing bail to appear before Court 5 at the Criminal Courts of Justice on November 21st to have a suspended sentence re-entered. The court noted Maughan had threatened Gardaí and had to be restrained by door staff. All defendants were represented by solicitors, and evidence was presented by Gardaí Brian Morrissey, Lucy Woods, and Daniel Rogers.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: drink driving; being intoxicated and using threatening and abusive behaviour; being drunk and a source of danger. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- May 30th Hearing Or Sentence
- July 28th Incident
- November 21st Incident
- August 30th Hearing Or Sentence
- 2013-11-20 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: drink driving (Proven)
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Healy, who has four previous convictions, including a previous conviction for drink driving, was convicted, disqualified from driving and fined €600.
Defendant
Charges: being intoxicated and using threatening and abusive behaviour (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: remanded on continuing bail
Places mentioned
- Swords Road
- North Street
- Moyclare Park
- Swords
- Swords District Court
- Dublin
- Naul
- Naul Road
- Balbriggan
- urine sample at the garda station
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