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Swords District Court round-up

Date
2014-10-28

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Swords

County
Dublin

Summary

At Swords District Court, Jason McDonagh (19) pleaded guilty to being in unlawful possession of €20 worth of cannabis herb and was ordered to make a charitable contribution of €250 by December 17th to avoid a conviction. Nermia Ibrahimovic (40) pleaded guilty to the theft of groceries worth €34.91 and was fined €300 with a warning that her liberty is at risk if she reoffends. James English (22) pleaded guilty to the theft of €130.39 worth of cosmetics and was given the benefit of the Probation Act. Mark Cole (34) faced charges of being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply, and the case was adjourned until November 25th. Amy Bergin (20) was found guilty of driving without insurance, without L-plates displayed, without an NCT, and driving on a provisional licence without a qualified driver, and was fined €750 and disqualified from driving for two years. Ryan Montgomery (18) and Dale Monks (19) pleaded guilty to non-payment of a taxi fare of €43 and were ordered to make a charitable contribution of €250 each by November 25th to avoid a conviction. The case of St Margaret, accused of being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply at his home address on April 3rd, and non-payment of a taxi fare of €43, was adjourned.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: being in unlawful possession of €20 worth of cannabis herb; theft of groceries worth €34.91; theft of €130.39 worth of cosmetics; being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply; being in unlawful possession of the drugs at his home; driving without insurance; driving without L-plates displayed; driving without an NCT; driving on a provisional driving licence without a qualified driver; non-payment of a taxi fare of €43; the non-payment of a taxi fare of €43; being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply at his home address on April 3rd. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

December 14th, 2013 Incident
June 14th Incident
December 17th Other
October 6th Hearing Or Sentence
April 3rd Incident
November 25th Adjournment
February 24th Incident
May 28th Incident
December 15th Adjournment
2014-10-28 Publication

Case subjects

Amy Bergin

Defendant

Charges: driving without insurance; driving without L-plates displayed; driving without an NCT; driving on a provisional driving licence without a qualified driver (Proven)

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined Bergin €150 for driving unaccompanied, €500 for driving without insurance and a further €100 for not having L-plates displayed.

Dale Monks

Defendant

Charges: the non-payment of a taxi fare of €43 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

James English

Defendant

Charges: theft of €130.39 worth of cosmetics (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Jason McDonagh

Defendant

Charges: being in unlawful possession of €20 worth of cannabis herb (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Mark Cole

Defendant

Charges: being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply; being in unlawful possession of the drugs at his home (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: adjournment

Nermia Ibrahimovic

Defendant

Charges: theft of groceries worth €34.91 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined her €300 and warned her that her 'liberty is at risk if you do it again.' The court heard that Ibrahimovic, who has one previous conviction for theft in 2010, selected a number of items from the supermarket and placed them into a separate shopping bag.

Ryan Montgomery

Defendant

Charges: non-payment of a taxi fare of €43 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: case adjourned

St Margaret

Accused

Charges: being in unlawful possession of cannabis herb, cannabis resin and cocaine for sale or supply at his home address on April 3rd; the non-payment of a taxi fare of €43 (Alleged Or Contested)