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Balbriggan District Court round-up
Summary
Rory Grant (48) pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of an intoxicant and having no insurance on May 20, 2013, at Chieftain's Drive in Balbriggan. Judge Patrick Clyne sentenced him to four months, suspended for two years, for the driving offence, and a concurrent four-month sentence, suspended for two years, for the insurance offence. Grant was also disqualified from driving for four years. Stephen O'Shaughnessy (23) pleaded guilty to trespass, theft of alcohol, and handling stolen property. The matter was adjourned until May 1st, with the judge requiring O'Shaughnessy to cooperate with Probation Services and provide €376 in compensation. Sean Lynch (26) is alleged to have assaulted a person by sticking a lit cigarette in their eye at Home Nightclub in Balbriggan on July 31, 2011. He was remanded on continuing bail, and the case was adjourned until March 27th. Billy Atete (44) pleaded guilty to failing to provide a breath sample at Balbriggan Garda Station on February 2. He was fined €250 and disqualified from driving for four years.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Balbriggan District Court round-up. Charges or matters: driving while under the influence of an intoxicant; having no insurance; assault causing harm to another person; failing to provide a breath sample; trespass; theft of alcohol; handling stolen property. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 20th, 2013 Incident
- June 16th 2012 Incident
- August 23rd, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 16th, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 29th, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- May 1st Adjournment
- July 31st, 2011 Adjournment
- March 27th Adjournment
- November 19th, 2012 Adjournment
- May 12th Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2nd Incident
- 2014-02-27 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: driving while under the influence of an intoxicant; having no insurance (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Rory Grant (48) was also disqualified from driving for four years after he pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of an intoxicant and having no insurance on May 20th, 2013 at Chieftain's Drive in Balbriggan. He handed Grant a four month sentence which he suspended for two years for driving under the influence and banned him from driving for four years.
Defendant
Charges: assault causing harm to another person (Alleged Or Contested)
Outcome: remand
Defendant
Charges: trespass; theft of alcohol; handling stolen property (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: adjournment
Places mentioned
- Chieftain's Drive
- Balbriggan
- Balbriggan
- Balbriggan District Court
- Swords
- Swords District Court
- Mill Lane
- Pinewood Green Avenue
- The Square
- Castlelands Park View
- Drogheda Street
- Grace Park Road
- Our Lady's Hospital
- breath sample at Balbriggan Garda Station
- Balbriggan
- was brought to Balbriggan Garda Station
Topics
Road Traffic Stage Sentence Theft
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