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Swords District Court round-up
Summary
In the Swords District Court, several cases were heard. Keith McNamara, 22, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of €1,100 worth of cannabis and to its sale. Judge Dermot Dempsey offered him a chance to avoid conviction if he donates €500 to charity, provides drug‑free urine tests, and submits an updated probation report, with the case adjourned to 8 September. Michael Gibbons, 32, was fined €400 and given a three‑year driving ban after being caught driving erratically while heavily intoxicated; he had a blood alcohol level of 210 mg/100 ml. Christopher Kane, 30, pleaded guilty to intoxication and was fined €250. Michael Reilly, 21, stole a remote‑controlled car worth €34.99; he may avoid conviction if he donates €250 to charity, with the case adjourned to 9 March. Fergal Reilly, 33, was convicted and fined €100 for intoxication that made him a danger to himself and others. All decisions were made by Judge Dermot Dempsey.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: unlawful possession of cannabis; sale and supply of cannabis; intoxicated; theft of a remote control car; driving while intoxicated. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- May 18th, 2013 Incident
- September 8th Adjournment
- December 11th, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 6th, 2014 Incident
- March 9th Adjournment
- October 24th, 2014 Incident
- Christmas Incident
- 2015-02-02 Publication
Why: Fergal Reilly was warned by Judge Dermot Dempsey to 'stop making a nuisance of himself,' because gardai have enough to be doing. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: intoxicated (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined him €250.
Defendant
Charges: unlawful possession of cannabis; sale and supply of cannabis (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: adjourned the case back until September 8th
Defendant
Charges: driving while intoxicated (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Michael Gibbons (32) was observed by gardai driving a Volkswagen Golf car at 4.30am through Holywell Dale in Swords and according to Garda Simon Gerrard, 'it appeared he didn't know here he was going.' Judge Dermot Dempsey convicted and fined Gibbons and imposed a three year driving disqualification.
Defendant
Charges: theft of a remote control car (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: adjourned the case until March 9th
Places mentioned
- Swords
- Swords District Court
- Swords
- Main Street
- Swords
- Swords estate
- Gracefield Road
- Castlegrange Way
- St Cronan's Avenue
Topics
Drugs Road Traffic Stage Sentence
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