Cases and rulings mentioning Granard from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
Court of Appeal
2024-03-21
Courts News Ireland
A father of six who struck another man up to 20 times with a shillelagh during a "savage and vicious" pub attack has had his 2.5-year jail term more than doubled by the Court of Appeal. In January last year at Longford Circuit Criminal Court, Edward Blondie' Stokes (33) of Ferris
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2023-10-20
Courts News Ireland
By Claire Henry An inmate who attacked and pulled clumps of hair from a prison officer's head, leaving her with "pain, sleepless nights and anxiety" has been jailed for a year. Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that Stephanie Martin (39) of Cnoc Na Greine, Granard, Co Longford
Inquiry
2022-06-22
Courts News Ireland
A Co Cavan farmer who was sacked by Pat the Baker after being accused of stealing waste flour has been awarded €13,400 for unfair dismissal. Padraig Cunningham had always denied theft, maintaining he was doing his employer, Pat the Baker Unlimited, a “favour” by taking away mater
High Court
2022-04-25
Courts News Ireland
A Garda officer who was the subject of false accusations over the shooting of a dog has won his High Court challenge against the Garda Commissioner's refusal to backdate his promotion to rank of inspector. The action was taken by Inspector Tom Quinn against the Garda Commissioner
High Court
2021-12-09
Courts News Ireland
A senior garda has claimed that his promotion to the rank of inspector was held up for over seven months after he was the subject of "false" and "baseless accusations" of wrongdoing in an incident where he had to shoot a large dog that was set on him. Inspector Tom Quinn, who was
Court of Appeal
2020-09-30
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Ruling judge Ms Justice Una Ni Raifeartaigh. Credit: Collins) by Seán McCárthaigh A drug-driver has failed to overturn his conviction after the Court of Appeal ruled that the omission of the word “or” in a section of the Road Traffic Act does not require gardai to carr
Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
2016-10-06
Courts News Ireland
(Pictured: Marian Leddy. Credit: Collins) A Longford woman has avoided returning to jail for sitting on a fellow prisoner while another woman cut her face with a broken cup at the Dochas Centre women's prison. Marian Leddy (31) of Barrack Street, Granard, Longford, pleaded guilty
Special Criminal Court
2016-07-13
Courts News Ireland
A Longford man in "dire financial circumstances" who facilitated the construction of an improvised explosive device at his home has been sentenced by the Special Criminal Court to two and a half years in prison. The court heard that Paul Dodd (29) had accommodated the storage of
Special Criminal Court
2015-06-26
Courts News Ireland
Two men appeared before an out-of-hours sitting of the Special Criminal Court tonight charged with membership of the IRA and explosives offences. The men were arrested in Co Longford on Wednesday by members of the Special Detective Unit as part of ongoing investigations in to the
High Court
2015-01-30
Courts News Ireland
by Aodhan O'Faolain A High Court judge has imposed a €25,000 fine on a car dealer for breach of court orders granted to the Revenue. At the High Court today Mr justice Sean Ryan refused the Revenue's application to jail Co Longford based Pauraig Kane, who owes Revenue €5.2m in un
High Court
2014-07-17
Courts News Ireland
By Aodhan O'Faolain The Revenue Commissioner have asked the High Court to lift the suspension on a six month prison sentence for being in contempt of court imposed on a Co Longford car dealer who owes €5.2m in unpaid taxes. In 2012 Mr Justice Sean Ryan imposed the sentence on Pau
District Courts
2014-07-04
Courts News Ireland
Young driver who rear-ended vehicle panicked and left the scene court hears A YOUNG man who rear-ended another vehicle while driving his Audi A4 panicked and left the scene' of the collision, Balbriggan District Court has heard. James Reid had told his mother what had happened an
