Leitrim PPN Members E-Bulletin – 26th February, 2024
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Woman raped and sexually abused by 'monster' grateful he has been exposed
By Eimear Dodd A woman who was raped and sexually abused by a “monster” has said she is grateful he has been exposed for what he is and that the public are...
High Court issues injunction over Irish dancing event in Boston
A US-based Irish dancing teacher and adjudicator has secured a temporary injunction from the High Court in Dublin allowing him to act as an examiner at an...
Widow of Console founder fined €1.5k for failing to keep proper books
(Pictured: Patricia Kelly. Photo: Collins) The widow of the late founder of suicide prevention charity Console has been fined €1,500 after pleading guilty to...
Bible-throwing rapist has appeal dismissed
(File Picture: Michael Murray. Photo: Collins) Convicted rapist and child abductor Michael Murray has lost an appeal against a disciplinary sanction imposed...
Judge rules Gemma O'Doherty must appear before High Court to answer alleged contempt
(Pictured: Ms Gemma O'Doherty. Photo: Collins) A judge has ruled that Gemma O'Doherty must appear before the High Court to answer her alleged refusal to obey...
Cars, Crypto & Watches: 'ghost broker' who made over €400k selling fake insurance is jailed
By Eimear Dodd A “ghost broker” who made hundreds of thousands of euro selling false insurance policies and no claims bonuses, spending huge sums on cars,...
Ghanian fishermen say they are owed redundancy on top of decommissioning payout
Seven Ghanaian fishermen have told the Workplace Relations Commission that they are owed thousands of Euros for redundancy payments after their vessel owner...
Cancer survivor wins €5k after HSE ordered her back to kitchen work during pandemic
A cancer survivor who was ordered to work full-time in a health service kitchen when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, despite a promise to assign her office work...
Man who believed wife had cheated on him gets 10 years for stabbing brother-in-law to death
(File Picture: Family members of victim John Cash leaving court. Photo: Collins) A father-of-three who believed that his wife had cheated on him in the past...
Second activist loses discrimination claim after being barred from Women's Council meeting
A “gender-critical” activist who demanded a public apology and damages after being refused entry to a National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) meeting two...
One-year sentence for married teacher who sexually exploited girl (16) too lenient, State argues
(Pictured: John Murphy. Photo: Collins) A married secondary school teacher who sexually exploited a 16-year-old girl through Instagram was treated with undue...
Start-up CEO says staff will be let go if funding isn't secured
The chief executive of a travel technology start-up has told the Workplace Relations Commission that the firm will have to “let go” the rest of its staff if...
Man jailed for repeated sexual assaults on babysitter has jail term cut on appeal
A Roscommon man who repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl who babysat his children has had his five-and-a-half-year jail term reduced by 15 months at...
Man who ran illegal steroid 'pharmacy' from his home is jailed, while wife avoids custody
A man has been jailed for running an illegal anabolic steroid pharmacy' from his family home, while his wife has escaped a custodial sentence. Kristina...
Learn to pitch your project, explore home retrofitting grants this week
Leitrim community groups can access a Making Great Pitches course and attend a Home Retrofitting Information Event. Plus: new Local Economic Community Plan...
Jail for man who threatened to go to State pathologist's home armed with AK
A man has been jailed for a series of hoax phone calls during which he threatened to petrol bomb a coroner and go to the house of a former state pathologist...
Jury convicts rape accused who claimed he could have penetrated wife's friend when he fell on her
By Eimear Dodd A rape accused who told gardai that he could have penetrated his wife's friend when he fell on her with his penis out, before later claiming...
Difficulties faced by killer's family given too much prominence, State says
(Pictured: Andrew Lacey. Photo: Collins) A judge gave too much prominence to the difficulties faced by the family of a father-of-five who stabbed another man...
'Quite simply beyond belief': company sacked worker recovering from broken pelvis
A crane hire company that dismissed a worker while he was at home recovering from a broken pelvis has been ordered to pay him €14,000, after what the...
Application seeking Gemma O'Doherty's possible committal to prison for alleged contempt is adjourned
(File Picture: Gemma O'Doherty. Photo: Collins) An application to have Gemma O'Doherty brought before the High Court to answer her alleged refusal to obey a...
Priest and community group resolve action over access to Donegal beach
A community group and a Catholic Priest have resolved their High Court proceedings over public access to a beach in Co Donegal. As a result of the agreements...
Ex-football pro who harassed man online for woman he never met weeps as he's jailed
(Pictured: Rodney De Khors. Photo: Collins) A former professional footballer who led a campaign of harassment against a man he had never met on behalf of a...
Social worker can't pursue claim over 'adverse' reference
An agency social worker who said he had a job offer withdrawn because a Health Services Executive (HSE) manager made “adverse comments” about him to a...
South African teen (18) caught flying in to meet girl (13)
(Pictured Alexander Ortauf. Photo: Collins) A South African man who was 18 when he was caught coming into the country to meet a 13-year-old girl while...
Claims of ageist pay discrimination at top levels of Prison Service dismissed
Senior officials in the Irish Prison Service who claimed they were being subjected to ageist discrimination because one of their colleagues was earning tens...
Bank entitled to possession of late Sligo woman's home in 'Life Loan' case
The High Court has ruled that Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank is entitled to possession of the home of a County Sligo woman who borrowed €60,000 against the...
Speeding motorcyclist with 47 previous convictions who broke pedestrian's back has jail term cut
A motorcyclist who struck a pedestrian after driving at speeds up to 130km/h in a 50km/h residential zone, breaking her back and both of her legs, has had his...
Victim of catastrophic 'one punch' attack by best friend says he has 'lived nightmare'
A young man who suffered cataclysmic injuries after a single punch from his former best friend two years ago has said he has lived a “horrific nightmare”....
Stardust architects had 'little or no knowledge of fire safety', expert tells inquiry
The fact that the architects who designed the Stardust nightclub had “little or no knowledge of fire safety” combined with the lack of a sounding fire alarm...
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