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Brothers before non-jury court over attempted thefts of ATMs
Summary
Four men appeared before the Special Criminal Court on Tuesday charged with involvement in attempted ATM thefts across Cavan and Monaghan during 2019. Gerard Duffy, aged 29, Ciaran Duffy, aged 26, both of Greagh, Loughnamore, County Monaghan, Stephen Duffy, aged 34, of Castleblayney, and Niall Finnegan, aged 38, of County Armagh, face charges under the Offences Against the State Act. The accused are alleged to have participated in a criminal organisation linked to attempted thefts at Virginia and Castleblayney, and the unlawful movement and possession of cash. The charges carry dates spanning April 2019 and August 2019. Legal representatives indicated that bail would be sought for all defendants, with applications for free legal aid also filed. The court heard that gardaí required verification of proposed bail sureties. Justice Tony Hunt adjourned proceedings to 31 August to allow inspection of the sureties and confirmed that legal aid, if granted, would be backdated to the hearing date.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Brothers before non-jury court over attempted thefts of ATMs. Charges or matters: both participating in the movement of and the possession of cash for the facilitation of a criminal organisation on the same date and location and also with an attempt to commit the theft of an ATM at the Riverfront Hotel and Bar, Main Street, Virginia, Co Cavan, on August 14, 2019. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- August 20, 2019 Incident
- August 14, 2019 Incident
- April 3, 2019 Incident
- August 31 Adjournment
- 2020-08-25 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: both participating in the movement of and the possession of cash for the facilitation of a criminal organisation on the same date and location and also with an attempt to commit the theft of an ATM at the Riverfront Hotel and Bar, Main Street, Virginia, Co Cavan, on August 14, 2019 (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: Mr Justice Tony Hunt adjourned all matters to August 31 to allow time for the inspection of the sureties and said that if legal aid was to be granted, it would be backdated to today's date.
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Monaghan
- Castleblayney
- Armagh
- Main Street
- Main Street
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