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All-Ireland champ and co-accused hit with total of 38 new charges
Summary
Five men, including a former All-Ireland club footballer, have been charged with a combined 38 new offences at the Special Criminal Court relating to alleged ATM thefts across Cavan and Monaghan. Daniel O'Callaghan, aged 30, a former Crossmaglen player, faces charges concerning an attempted ATM theft in Virginia in August 2019 and a criminal damage and theft matter in Castleblayney in April 2019, both allegedly connected to organised crime. He is also charged with possession of cash and stolen vehicles, including a digger and flatbed trailer. Three brothers—Ciaran Duffy, aged 26, Gerard Duffy, aged 29, and Stephen Duffy, aged 34—alongside Niall Finnegan, aged 38, have been charged with related offences including handling money, possession of stolen property, and facilitating organised crime. All five accused have been released on bail pending further proceedings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: All-Ireland champ and co-accused hit with total of 38 new charges. Charges or matters: attempted theft of ATM; criminal damage; theft of ATM; participating in possession of cash; possessing cash; possessing petrol can; possessing Toyota Landcruiser with false plates; possessing stolen Toyota Landcruiser; possessing stolen 14-tonne digger; appropriating digger; possessing bolt-cutters; attempted dishonest appropriation of ATM. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- April 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 14, 2019 Incident
- April 3, 2019 Incident
- August 14 Incident
- August 20, 2019 Other
- 2020-11-03 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: participating in movement of cash; possession of cash; attempt to commit theft of ATM; attempt to commit theft of ATM and criminal damage; possessing stolen digger; possessing stolen flatbed trailer; possessing stolen Landcruiser; possessing bolt-cutters; possessing petrol can; handling cash (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: attempted theft of ATM; criminal damage; theft of ATM; participating in possession of cash; possessing cash; possessing petrol can; possessing Toyota Landcruiser with false plates; possessing stolen Toyota Landcruiser; possessing stolen 14-tonne digger; appropriating digger; possessing bolt-cutters; attempted dishonest appropriation of ATM; possessing stolen flatbed trailer (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: possessing stolen digger; possessing stolen flatbed trailer; possessing stolen Landcruiser; possessing bolt-cutters; possessing petrol can; handling cash (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: participating in movement of cash; contributing to movement of cash; handling cash (Alleged Or Contested)
Accused
Charges: participating in movement of cash; contributing to movement of cash; handling cash (Alleged Or Contested)
Places mentioned
- Special Criminal Court
- Main Street
Topics
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