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Swords District Court round-up

Date
2014-11-24

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Swords

County
Dublin

Summary

Swords District Court heard several matters presided over by Judge Dermot Dempsey. Ivans Zinkevics, 49, pleaded guilty to trespassing, intoxication, and threatening behaviour. He was sentenced to 240 hours of community service in lieu of a two-month prison term, following a positive probation report. Mairead McRory, 34, admitted to drink driving after a collision. Judge Dempsey convicted her, fined her €750, and disqualified her from driving for three years, a disqualification postponed until March. Tom Costello, 22, pleaded guilty to theft. Despite 47 previous convictions, the judge granted him a final opportunity, convicting him and sentencing him to four months in prison, suspended for two years. Cathy Lawrence, 22, pleaded guilty to using a false driving licence to secure furniture finance. The matter was not concluded with a standard sentence; instead, she was ordered to pay €350 to The Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre. In a separate procedural stage, Calin Scintei, 22, was charged with handling stolen brandy and possessing a foiled bag. His case was adjourned, with a hearing date set for January 26.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: drink driving; using a false driving licence to try and secure furniture on finance; trespassing; being intoxicated; using threatening and abusive behaviour; theft of €15.10 worth of goods. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted

When:

December 17th, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
July 5th Hearing Or Sentence
July 6th Other
January 27 Incident
February 15th Hearing Or Sentence
November 22nd Incident
March 23rd Incident
January 26th Incident
2014-11-24 Publication

Case subjects

Cathy Lawrence

Defendant

Charges: using a false driving licence to try and secure furniture on finance (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Ivans Zinkevics

Defendant

Charges: trespassing; being intoxicated; using threatening and abusive behaviour (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Zinkevics (49) has been given 240 hours community service work in lieu of a two month prison sentence after he was deemed suitable by the Probation Services.

Mairead McRory

Defendant

Charges: drink driving (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Dempsey convicted and fined her €750 and disqualified her from driving for three years which he postponed until March.

Tom Costello

Defendant

Charges: theft of €15.10 worth of goods (Proven)

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Judge Dempsey said he would give Costello 'one final opportunity,' and convicted and sentenced him to four months in prison, which he suspended for two years.