Ballymahon
Co. Longford • 55 stories • Since 26 Jun 2015 • Latest 01 Sep 2026
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Cage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice
Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed
'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial
'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased
Planning
Planning application finalised: 2660217
Forgney Ballymahon County Longford N91 TPN3 the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe...
Planning refused: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe
Planning new application: 2660269
Keel Ballymahon Co. Longford proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works ...
Planning application received: proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works
Planning application finalised: 2619
Rear of No. 37 & Rear of No. 38 Ballymahon Street Longford and fronting onto Breadens Lane and Saints Quarter (Ref No. 25/31) of the removal of storage areas and the erection of 4 No. own-door apartments with ...
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01 Sep 2026 latest- planningPlanning refused: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom...
- planningPlanning application received: proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works
- planning4 apartments replacing storage areas on Ballymahon Street
- planningPlanning application received: for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external...
- planningPlanning refused: conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to...
- planningPlanning application received: for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external...
- planningPlanning refused: and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey...
- planningPlanning application received: domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling and changes to dwelling...
- courtsCage fighter convicted of Shannon murder gets hearing date for miscarriage of justice application
- planningPlanning application received: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a...
- planningPlanning application received: and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre...
- planningThe proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding
Crime & Courts
41 stories
Cage fighter convicted of Shannon murder gets hearing date for miscarriage of justice application
By Fiona Magennis The Court of Appeal has set a date in December to hear an application by a Polish cage fighter who is seeking to have his conviction for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychu
Courts News Ireland report
03 Jul 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Cage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice
By Fiona Magennis A Polish cage fighter jailed for life for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon is seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychulec, who is now aged in his 40s and had a last address at Dri
Courts News Ireland report
15 May 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed
By Eimear Dodd A violent offender put an Irish Rail ticket inspector in a headlock, punched him several times and threatened to have him killed after being asked to leave a train for drinking alcohol, a court has heard. Gerry Nevin (32) was today jailed for two years for the assault on board a Dubli
Courts News Ireland report
06 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Edgeworthstown
Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed
A man has been jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following an assault on an Irish Rail inspector aboard a Dublin to Sligo train at Connolly Station. Gerry Nevin (32), of Mostrim Road, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on 21 September 2024. The incident occurred after the inspector requested Nevin remove alcohol from the train. Evidence presented to the court showed…
Courts News Ireland report
06 Feb 2026 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Edgeworthstown
'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial
A Brazilian woman who was allegedly trafficked in Ireland to work in prostitution has told a jury that she only expected to end each day alive. The woman was giving her evidence via video-link and through an interpreter at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial of Natalia Nogueira Da Silva and Ivan
Courts News Ireland report
01 Feb 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Drumlish
'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased
A man who forced a curtain pole into the anus of his mother's lover in a “vile, sadistic and barbaric” attack has had his jail term increased by the Court of Appeal today. Nathan Doherty (24), from Legan, Co Longford, attacked Derek Murphy with the broken pole in the bedroom of a house at Lisnacreev
Courts News Ireland report
24 Jun 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Legan
'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears
The three-year jail term handed down to a man who forced a curtain pole into the anus of his mother's lover in a “vile, sadistic, vicious, cruel and barbaric” attack was unduly lenient, the Court of Appeal was told today. Nathan Doherty (24), from Legan, Co Longford, attacked Derek Murphy with the b
Courts News Ireland report
23 Jun 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Also covered in: Legan
Stolen power tools seller rumbled after victim found his drill at market
A stolen power tools seller caught with goods valued at approximately €3,000 at a Sunday market has been given a suspended sentence. Brian Nevin (30) was caught with the stolen tools when a tradesman found a drill that had been stolen from his van in Tullamore, Co Offaly, among goods for sale at the
Courts News Ireland report
15 Mar 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Cage fighter who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon has murder conviction upheld
A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old man beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have had their convictions upheld by the Court of Appeal. Leszek Sychulec (35), a Polish cage fighter with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, Co Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz (36) with
Courts News Ireland report
30 Jan 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Cage fighter who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon has murder conviction upheld
The Court of Appeal in Dublin has upheld murder convictions against two men in the death of a 23-year-old in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec, aged 35, from Drinan, Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 36, had been found guilty of murdering Patryk Krupa at Bogganfin, Athlone, County Roscommon. The victim was assaulted and left to drown in the Shannon outside Athlone while incapacitated from head…
Courts News Ireland report
30 Jan 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Cage fighter and accomplice who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon appeal murder convictions
A cage fighter and his accomplice in the murder of a 23-year-old beaten and left to drown in the river Shannon have moved to appeal their convictions. Polish-born Patryk Krupa drowned in the Shannon outside Athlone while incapacitated with a head injury from a violent assault. Leszek Sychulec (35),
Courts News Ireland report
27 Oct 2017 · Courts News Ireland
Aggravated burglar loses appeal despite "unlawful" retention of his DNA
A man jailed for an aggravated burglary has failed to overturn his conviction despite the "unlawful" retention of his DNA sample beyond a 12 month deadline. Eamon Murphy (48) of Attracta Road, Cabra, Dublin 7, had pleaded not guilty at Longford Circuit Criminal Court to aggravated burglary at An Dra
Courts News Ireland report
13 Oct 2016 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
14 stories
Planning refused: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe
Fergus Padian — Forgney Ballymahon County Longford N91 TPN3. the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe...
Fergus Padian
File ref: 2660217 · Longford County Council
01 Sep 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works
Ryan Agri — Keel Ballymahon Co. Longford. proposed new slatted shed and all ancillary site works ...
Ryan Agri
File ref: 2660269 · Longford County Council
27 Aug 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
4 apartments replacing storage areas on Ballymahon Street
Louis Herterich Junior wants to demolish storage areas at the rear of Ballymahon Street and build 4 new apartments with their own entrances. The development will include parking spaces and connect to existing drains on the site.
Louis Herterich Junior
File ref: 2619 · Longford County Council
19 Aug 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the
Center Parcs Ireland Limited — Center Parcs Newcastle Ballymahon Co. Longford. for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the...
Center Parcs Ireland Limited
File ref: 2660252 · Longford County Council
13 Aug 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning refused: conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to the existin
Albert Moorhead — Main Street Ballymahon Co. Longford. conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to the existin...
Albert Moorhead
File ref: 2660200 · Longford County Council
12 Aug 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the
Center Parcs Ireland Limited — Center Parcs Newcastle Ballymahon Co. Longford. for the following: 1. Retention permission for amendments to the external cladding elevations of the...
Center Parcs Ireland Limited
File ref: 2660249 · Longford County Council
07 Aug 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning refused: and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type
Ivan Treanor — The Bridge House Athlone Road Ballymahon Co. Longford. and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type ...
Ivan Treanor
File ref: 2660195 · Longford County Council
31 Jul 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling and changes to dwelling previously granted planning
David Mulleady — Edera Ballymahon Co. Longford. domestic garage to the side of existing dwelling and changes to dwelling previously granted planning...
David Mulleady
File ref: 2660221 · Longford County Council
10 Jul 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe
Fergus Padian — Forgney Ballymahon Co. Longford. the change of use and conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to a two bedroom dormer dwe...
Fergus Padian
File ref: 2660207 · Longford County Council
30 Jun 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type
Ivan Treanor — The Bridge House, Athlone Road Ballymahon Ballymahon. and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type ...
Ivan Treanor
File ref: 2660194 · Longford County Council
24 Jun 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
The proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding
Mr. Frank McCormack is seeking permission the proposed construction of a vehicular entrance to serve a landholding at Drinagh, Ballymahon, Co. Longford. New Application.
Mr. Frank McCormack
File ref: 2660153 · Longford County Council
23 Jun 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and a single dwelling treatment system with percolati
Louise Kelly — Clooncallow Ballymahon Co. Longford N39RH95. to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage and a single dwelling treatment system with percolati...
Louise Kelly
File ref: 2660040 · Longford County Council
12 Jun 2026 · Longford County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning Ballymahon from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Court refuses to reduce sentence for brothel keeper caught with child abuse material
By Fiona Magennis A Brazilian brothel-keeper who ran a network across rural Ireland, laundered �800,000 of the proceeds in various bank accounts and was found in possession of child abuse material, has failed to have his sentence reduced on appeal. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro (55)...
Cage fighter convicted of Shannon murder gets hearing date for miscarriage of justice application
By Fiona Magennis The Court of Appeal has set a date in December to hear an application by a Polish cage fighter who is seeking to have his conviction for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon declared a miscarriage of...
Cage fighter seeks to have murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice
A Polish cage fighter serving a life sentence for the 2014 murder of a 23-year-old man in Co Roscommon has brought proceedings before the Court of Appeal seeking to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice. Leszek Sychulec, now in his 40s and previously resident in...
Christopher Thompson — 10 Marian Villas, Ballymahon, Longford
Driving without insurance, Driving without a driver's licence, Driving with excess cannabis in his system
Adjourned to December 13, 2022 for probation report and further enquiries into insurance status
Christopher Thompson (35) pleaded guilty to driving without insurance, without a driver's licence, and with excess cannabis in his system after being stopped on Mostrim Road, Ballymahon on February 16, 2020. An oral fluid sample tested positive for both cannabis and cocaine,...
Violent offender put Irish Rail inspector in headlock and threatened to have him killed
A man has been jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following an assault on an Irish Rail inspector aboard a Dublin to Sligo train at Connolly Station. Gerry Nevin (32), of Mostrim Road, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm on 21...
Brazilian brothel-keeper who was caught with €800k and child abuse material gets nine years
A 54-year-old Brazilian man has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following his conviction on multiple charges related to operating a brothel network across rural Ireland. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro pleaded guilty to 19 sample counts,...
Brazilian man who used network of rural properties as brothels was caught with €788k and child abuse material
A Brazilian man has pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to operating a network of brothels across rural Ireland using falsified documents and landlord deception. Ilamar Rodrigues Ribeiro, aged 54, rented ten properties under a false Italian identity, with two...
'I just expected to end the day alive': second woman gives evidence in trafficking trial
A Brazilian woman has testified at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that she expected merely to survive each day while allegedly trafficked in Ireland for sexual exploitation. Giving evidence via video-link with interpreter support, the woman described arriving in 2018 after being...
'Sadistic' attacker who forced curtain pole into victim's back passage has jail term increased
Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, has had his prison sentence increased by the Court of Appeal following a conviction for a serious assault. The attack occurred in June 2018 at a property in Colehill, County Longford, when Doherty assaulted Derek Murphy...
'Sadistic' attacker forced curtain pole into mother's lover, appeal court hears
Nathan Doherty, aged 24, from Legan in County Longford, appeared before the Court of Appeal on a sentence appeal brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions. Doherty had pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm following an assault on 3 June 2018 at a property in...
Stolen power tools seller rumbled after victim found his drill at market
A man from Ballymahon in County Longford has received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing stolen power tools at a market in Dublin. Brian Nevin, aged 30, admitted to 13 counts of possession of stolen goods found at Balbriggan Sunday market on 21 January...
Serial burglar replied "good" when told of garda call
A man from Edgeworthstown in Longford has received a partially suspended sentence after pleading guilty to trespassing with intent to commit an offence at a Dublin residence. James Smith (35) of Mostrim Oaks, Ballymahon Road, entered a house on Bloomfield Avenue on October 4,...
Cage fighter who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon has murder conviction upheld
The Court of Appeal in Dublin has upheld murder convictions against two men in the death of a 23-year-old in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec, aged 35, from Drinan, Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 36, had been found guilty of murdering Patryk Krupa at...
Cage fighter and accomplice who beat man and left him to drown in Shannon appeal murder convictions
Two men convicted of murdering a 23-year-old Polish national in County Roscommon have appealed their convictions at the Court of Appeal. Leszek Sychulec, aged 35, with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, County Longford, and Andrzej Gruchacz, aged 36, were found guilty by jury in...
Would-be burglar opened door to gardai, court hears
A man with 116 previous convictions, including 17 for burglary, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to trespass with intent to commit an offence at a dwelling in Dublin 8 on 4 October 2015. James Smith, aged 33, of Mostrim Oaks, Ballymahon Road, Edgeworthstown,...
Aggravated burglar loses appeal despite "unlawful" retention of his DNA
A man convicted of aggravated burglary at Ballymahon, County Longford, has failed to overturn his conviction at the Court of Appeal, despite judges acknowledging that his DNA sample was unlawfully retained beyond the statutory 12-month deadline. Eamon Murphy (48) of Attracta...
Longford man was in "dire financial circumstances" when he allowed IED construction at his home
A 29-year-old man from Ballymahon, County Longford, has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court, with one year suspended, following his guilty plea to possession of component parts of an improvised explosive device at his home in June...
Suspended sentence for man who falsely imprisoned murder victim
At the Central Criminal Court, Symon Tarkowski, a Polish national aged 28 from Tullamore, County Offaly, received a suspended sentence of five years for his role in the false imprisonment of Patryk Krupa at Bogganall, County Rosemmon, on June 20th and 21st, 2014. Mr Krupa, aged...
Polish man "out of his depth" when he helped murderers, court hears
A 28-year-old Polish national has been remanded on bail pending sentence after pleading guilty to false imprisonment and withholding information in connection with a fatal assault in County Roscommon in June 2014. Szymon Tarkowski of Tullamore admitted to the charges relating...
Cage fighter jailed for life for "shocking" murder of man left to drown in Shannon
A cage fighter and another man have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 23-year-old man who was beaten unconscious and left to drown in the River Shannon near Athlone in June 2014. Leszek Sychulec, aged 34, with an address at Drinan, Ballymahon, County...