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Swords District Court round-up

Date
2014-07-15

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Swords

County
Dublin

Summary

Swords District Court handed down sentences to several defendants. John Budgie McDonagh pleaded guilty to stealing a leather jacket and tools worth €87 from TK Maxx on February 11th. Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted him and imposed a six-month prison term, noting he was beyond probation. Co-accused Owen McDonagh pleaded guilty to stealing shoes valued at €54.99 from the same store on the same date. He received a five-month sentence suspended for two years. Stephen O'Doherty pleaded guilty to taking a car without permission and burglary on August 5th, 2013. Judge Dempsey sentenced him to eight months in prison to run concurrently with a term he is already serving. Lisa Jenkins pleaded guilty to three thefts from TK Maxx totaling €842. She was remanded on continuing bail until October 6th for a Probation & Welfare report. Caroline McAleer pleaded guilty to driving without insurance on October 19th last year and was remanded on continuing bail to re-appear on September 1st for facts to be heard. Neil Curran is alleged to have assaulted Peter Lynch causing harm; the DPP directed trial on indictment, and he was remanded on continuing bail. Co-accused Jennifer Quinn, charged with assaulting Mr Lynch and using threatening behaviour, was remanded on continuing bail to re-appear on September 1st for a plea or to fix a hearing date.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: theft of shoes; assaulting Mr Lynch and using threatening and abusive behaviour; theft of €260 worth of goods; theft of €80 worth of goods; theft of €502 worth of goods; driving without insurance; taking the car without permission; burglary; the theft of a leather jacket and tools to the value of €87 from the store on February 11th; the theft of shoes valued at €54.99 from the same store on the same date; assaulting Mr Lynch and using threatening and abusive behaviour, has been remanded on continuing bail to re-appear before Swords District Court on September 1st for a plea or to fix a date for hearing the case; the theft of €260 worth of goods from TK Maxx on February 7th. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

February 11th Hearing Or Sentence
December 17th Incident
September 1st Adjournment
February 7th Other
June 26th Other
July 3rd Hearing Or Sentence
October 6th Adjournment
October 19th Adjournment
August 5th, 2013 Incident
2014-07-15 Publication

Case subjects

Caroline McAleer

Defendant

Charges: driving without insurance (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: remanded on continuing bail

Jennifer Quinn

Co Accused

Charges: assaulting Mr Lynch and using threatening and abusive behaviour (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded on continuing bail

John Budgie

Defendant

Charges: the theft of a leather jacket and tools to the value of €87 from the store on February 11th; the theft of shoes valued at €54.99 from the same store on the same date; assaulting Mr Lynch and using threatening and abusive behaviour, has been remanded on continuing bail to re-appear before Swords District Court on September 1st for a plea or to fix a date for hearing the case; the theft of €260 worth of goods from TK Maxx on February 7th; the theft of €80 worth of goods from the same store on June 26th last year and the theft of €502 worth of goods on July 3rd last year; driving without insurance on October 19th last year; taking the car without permission at Hazelgrove in Portmarnock on August 5th, 2013; burglary at a house at Portrane Road in Donabate on the same date (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

John Budgie McDonagh

Defendant

Charges: theft of a leather jacket and tools (Proven)

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; He convicted and sentenced Owen McDonagh to five months in prison which he suspended for two years while John Budgie McDonagh was told he is 'beyond probation at this stage' and was handed a six month sentence.

Lisa Jenkins

Defendant

Charges: theft of €260 worth of goods; theft of €80 worth of goods; theft of €502 worth of goods (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: remanded on continuing bail

Neil Curran

Defendant

Charges: assaulting another man causing him harm (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: remanded on continuing bail

Owen McDonagh

Defendant

Charges: theft of shoes (Proven)

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; While Owen McDonagh of Tara Lawns, Belcamp Lane in Dublin 17 has been given a five month suspended sentence after he pleaded guilty to the theft of shoes valued at €54.99 from the same store on the same date. He convicted and sentenced Owen McDonagh to five months in prison which he suspended for two years while John Budgie McDonagh was told he is 'beyond probation at this stage' and was handed a six month sentence.

Stephen O'Doherty

Defendant

Charges: taking the car without permission; burglary (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Dermot Dempsey complied and sentenced O'Doherty to a total of eight months in prison to run concurrently to the sentence he is already serving.