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Woman to be sentenced for sending obscene messages to Aras
Summary
Anne Fennell, 57, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to sending obscene phone messages to Aras an Uachtarain, the Department of Finance, the European Commission Representation, An Post Dublin Mail Centre and the constituency offices of TDs Alan Kelly, Aodhan O Riordain and Noel Coonan between 2 February and 1 December 2014, and to harassing Fr Desmond Byrne at his home in Clondalkin between September and October 2006. She also admitted to making persistent annoying phone calls and sending obscene or menacing messages to the president's office and to the European Commission. Fennell had no prior convictions. Judge Melanie Greally heard evidence of a campaign of harassment, including threats to bomb the president and repeated nuisance calls to the priest, and noted that Fennell had made significant improvements to her living conditions since January. The case was adjourned to next November with an updated probation and psychological report required.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman to be sentenced for sending obscene messages to Aras. Charges or matters: making persistent annoying phone calls and sending obscene or menacing phone messages to Aras an Uachtarain, the Department of Finance, the European Commission Representation, An Post Dublin Mail Centre and the constituency offices of TDs Alan Kelly, Aodhan O Riordain and Noel Coonan between February 2 and December 1, 2014; harassing Fr Desmond Byrne at an address in Clondalkin on dates between September and October 2006. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 2014 Other
- February 2 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 1, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2006 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 18, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- October 2005 Other
- November 2006 Incident
- 2016-07-11 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: making persistent annoying phone calls and sending obscene or menacing phone messages to Aras an Uachtarain, the Department of Finance, the European Commission Representation, An Post Dublin Mail Centre and the constituency offices of TDs Alan Kelly, Aodhan O Riordain and Noel Coonan between February 2 and December 1, 2014; harassing Fr Desmond Byrne at an address in Clondalkin on dates between September and October 2006 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Credit: Collins) A woman who sent obscene phone messages to Aras an Uachtarain threatening to bomb President Michael D Higgins if he visited England, will be sentenced later for this and for harassing her local priest.; Judge Greally adjourned the case to next November and ordered an updated probation and psychological report for that date.
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