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Collopy wanted to serve sentence in Bulgaria

Date
2020-11-12

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

A 34‑year‑old Limerick man, Jonathan Collopy, is wanted in Bulgaria to serve an 18‑month sentence for a drink‑driving offence that was convicted in his absence. He was previously jailed in the early 2000s for serious drugs offences. Collopy is a father of five, expecting a sixth child, and has started a car sales business in Limerick. The High Court granted him bail pending an extradition hearing. The judge accepted that Collopy poses a flight risk but imposed conditions: he must live at St Mary's Park, deposit €2,000 in cash, provide an independent surety of €2,000, sign daily at Henry Street Garda Station, obey a curfew from 10 pm to 7 am, and keep his mobile phone charged for Garda contact. Detective Sergeant Jim Kirwan objected to bail, citing Collopy's 17 prior convictions, mainly for road traffic matters, and his substantial sentence in Bulgaria.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Collopy wanted to serve sentence in Bulgaria. Charges or matters: an offence. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Christmas Other
2020-11-12 Publication

Case subjects

Jonathan Collopy

Convicted Person

Charges: an offence (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Collopy, with an address at St Mary's Park in Limerick, is wanted in Bulgaria to serve an 18-month sentence having been convicted in his absence of a drink-driving type offence. Sgt Kirwan said Collopy has 17 previous convictions, mostly for road traffic matters in recent years but, he added, in 2004 he was jailed for serious drugs offences.