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Swords District Court round-up

Summary

In a Swords District Court hearing on 21 January 2014, Cillian Mahoney, aged 22, was charged with assaulting two men outside The Wright Venue nightclub on 25 November 2012. The court adjourned the case to 24 March, noting that Garda interviews had been completed and the case was ready for hearing. Judge Dermot Dempsey remanded Mahoney on continuing bail pending the March hearing. In a separate matter, Fortunato Nardoni, 28, was subject to a bench warrant for failing to appear in court over a no‑insurance driving charge dated 10 December 2012. Judge Dempsey issued the warrant after Nardoni did not attend. A third defendant, David Fortune, 32, was charged with possession of a knife on 26 December 2013. A bench warrant was issued after he failed to appear, and the court adjourned his case to 17 February, remanding him on his own bond. All proceedings were conducted under the jurisdiction of Swords District Court.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Swords District Court round-up. Charges or matters: possession of knife; assaulting two men; driving without insurance; having no road tax; failing to produce an NCT. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 25th, 2012 Adjournment
• March 24th Adjournment
• December 10th, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 16th Incident
• December 26th, 2013 Incident
• February 17th Adjournment
• 2014-01-21 Publication

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Stage Charge Or Pretrial

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