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Co. Roscommon • 18 stories • Since 23 Oct 2018 • Latest 06 Aug 2026
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Former priest and Irish Times columnist has abuse conviction quashed
Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse
Court upholds bus driver's conviction for causing death of cyclist
Bus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist
Planning
Planning conditional: Permission for change of use of existing butcher shop from commercial use to residential use, togeth
Planning application received: Retention Permission to retain milking parlour extension, cow holding yard and associated concrete y
Planning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works. The development
Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a single storey
Planning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works at
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06 Aug 2026 latest- planningPlanning conditional: Permission for change of use of existing butcher shop from commercial use to...
- planningPlanning application received: Retention Permission to retain milking parlour extension, cow holding yard...
- planningPlanning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site...
- planningPermission for development which will consist of the construction of a single storey
- planningPlanning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site...
- planningPlanning conditional: Permission to refurbish and renovate existing dwelling including construction of a...
- courts'Misconduct in public office': abuser not charged for 26 years after making 'wholesale' admissions
- courtsFormer priest and Irish Times columnist has abuse conviction quashed
- courtsFormer priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse
- courtsCourt upholds bus driver's conviction for causing death of cyclist
- courtsBus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist
- courtsForestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail
Crime & Courts
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'Misconduct in public office': abuser not charged for 26 years after making 'wholesale' admissions
A sex offender who was not charged for 26 years after he made “wholesale” admissions to gardaí about raping and abusing his young cousins has been jailed for 11 and a half years. The sentencing of Thomas Collins (59) today marked the end of decades of struggle for justice, his victims said. Two of C
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17 Dec 2024 · Courts News Ireland
Former priest and Irish Times columnist has abuse conviction quashed
A former priest and Irish Times columnist who was sentenced to four years in prison for sexual assaults on a school boy in the late 1990s has had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal. Barry Fergal Jennings (57) of Cloonkeerin, Frenchpark, Co Roscommon, was convicted by unanimous jury decisi
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19 May 2023 · Courts News Ireland
Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse
By Declan Brennan and Isabel Hayes A former priest and Irish Times columnists has been sentenced to four years in prison for multiple sexual assaults on a school boy in the 1990s. Barry Fergal Jennings (56) of Cloonkeerin, Frenchpark, Co Roscommon was convicted by unanimous jury decision last March
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06 May 2022 · Courts News Ireland
Court upholds bus driver's conviction for causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Photo: Collins) The driver of a double-decker bus whose careless driving caused the death of a cyclist has lost his appeal against his conviction. Osborn Irabor (60) of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, had pleaded not guilty to careless driving causing the death of Mary Wh
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19 Oct 2021 · Courts News Ireland
Bus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A bus driver whose careless driving caused the death of a cyclist has appealed his conviction, saying the trial judge did not explain legal terms to the jury in a way they could understand. Osborn Irabor (60) of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin was found gu
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26 Jan 2021 · Courts News Ireland
Forestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail
(Pictured: Garret Hevey. Credit: Collins) A fraudster who sold the same two forests in Co Roscommon “over and over again” to unsuspecting investors has been given an extra two years in jail on foot of an appeal by prosecutors. Garret Hevey (43) used the pseudonym James Baker when he incorporated Ard
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03 Feb 2020 · Courts News Ireland
Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed
(Pictured: Garret Hevey. Credit: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Fiona Ferguson Two Dublin men have been jailed for a fraud in which they induced dozens to invest over €5m in a forestry investment scam. Garret Hevey (43) and David Peile (42) were involved in Arden Forestry Management (Arden FM) betwe
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29 Jul 2019 · Courts News Ireland
Pair ran €5m "Ponzi scheme" that duped forestry investors
(Pictured: Garret Hevey. Credit: Collins) By Declan Brennan and Sonya McLean Two Dublin men ran a “Ponzi scheme” in which they induced dozens to invest over €5m in a forestry investment scam, a court has heard. Garret Hevey (43) and David Peile (42) were involved in Arden Forestry Management (Arden
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19 Mar 2019 · Courts News Ireland
Drivers must have "particular regard to vulnerability of cyclists", judge says
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) Drivers must have particular regard to the vulnerability of cyclists on the road, a judge has said in the sentencing of a bus driver whose driving caused the death of cyclist. Osborn Irabor (58), of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin had pleaded not guilty to
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12 Nov 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Dublin bus driver guilty of careless driving causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A jury has found a driver with Dublin Bus guilty of careless driving causing the death of a cyclist on a winter's night in 2014. Osborn Irabor (58) of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin had pleaded not guilty to careless driving causing the death of Mary Whit
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24 Oct 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Three buses observed cutting fatal crash corner, expert tells trial
(Pictured: Mr Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) At least three Dublin Bus buses were observed cutting the corner of a junction where another bus fatally struck a cyclist two years earlier, a court has heard. Colin Glynn, a forensic collision investigator, was giving evidence in the trial of a driver f
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24 Oct 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Dublin bus driver goes on trial accused of causing death of cyclist
(Pictured: Mr Osborn Irabor. Credit: Collins) A driver for Dublin Bus has gone on trial charged with careless driving causing the death of a cyclist on a winter's night in 2014. Osborn Irabor (58) of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin has pleaded not guilty to careless driving causing the death of Mar
Courts News Ireland report
23 Oct 2018 · Courts News Ireland
Planning
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Planning conditional: Permission for change of use of existing butcher shop from commercial use to residential use, togeth
John O'Rourke — Cloonshanville Td., Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon,. Permission for change of use of existing butcher shop from commercial use to residential use, togeth...
John O'Rourke
File ref: 2660289 · Roscommon County Council
06 Aug 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: Retention Permission to retain milking parlour extension, cow holding yard and associated concrete y
Tommie Devine — Carrowbane, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon,. Retention Permission to retain milking parlour extension, cow holding yard and associated concrete y...
Tommie Devine
File ref: 2660384 · Roscommon County Council
28 Jul 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works. The development
Western Gaels, GAA, — Demesne Td, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon.. Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works. The development ...
Western Gaels, GAA,
File ref: 2660357 · Roscommon County Council
16 Jul 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a single storey
Elaine Casserly is seeking permission Permission for development which will consist of the construction of a single storey dwelling, domestic garage, connection to sewer and carry out associated site development works at at Frenchpark Demesne,, Frenchpark,, Co. Roscommon. New Application.
Elaine Casserly
File ref: 2660212 · Roscommon County Council
01 Jul 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Planning application received: Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works at
Western Gaels GAA — Demesne Td, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Permission to construct new gym facility, together with all associated site works at...
Western Gaels GAA
File ref: 2660291 · Roscommon County Council
15 Jun 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Planning conditional: Permission to refurbish and renovate existing dwelling including construction of a rear extension an
Dan & Lucy Morris — Runnameelta Td., Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon.. Permission to refurbish and renovate existing dwelling including construction of a rear extension an...
Dan & Lucy Morris
File ref: 2660088 · Roscommon County Council
28 May 2026 · Roscommon County Council (Planning)
Court Reports
Cases and rulings mentioning French Park from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
'Misconduct in public office': abuser not charged for 26 years after making 'wholesale' admissions
Thomas Collins, aged 59, of The Fair Green, Frenchpark, County Roscommon, has been sentenced to eleven and a half years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court for the sexual abuse of three cousins between 1978 and 1992. Collins pleaded guilty to 21 sample counts including...
Former priest and Irish Times columnist has abuse conviction quashed
The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Barry Fergal Jennings, a 57-year-old former priest and Irish Times columnist from Cloonkeerin, Frenchpark, County Roscommon. Jennings had been sentenced to four years imprisonment following his conviction in March 2022 on six...
Former priest and Irish Times columnist jailed for sexual abuse
A former priest and Irish Times columnist has been sentenced to four years imprisonment following conviction for multiple sexual assaults on a schoolboy in the late 1990s. Barry Fergal Jennings, aged 56, of Cloonkeerin, French Park, County Roscommon, was unanimously convicted...
Court upholds bus driver's conviction for causing death of cyclist
The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of Osborn Irabor for careless driving causing the death of cyclist Mary White on November 17, 2014. Irabor, aged 60 from French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, was originally convicted following a two-day trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal...
Bus driver appeals conviction for causing death of cyclist
A bus driver has appealed his conviction for careless driving causing death, challenging the trial judge's instructions to the jury on legal terminology. Osborn Irabor, aged 60 of French Park, Dublin, was convicted in 2018 at the Circuit Criminal Court in connection with the...
Forestry fraudster gets an extra two years in jail
A man convicted of defrauding 143 investors through a bogus forestry scheme has received an additional two years in prison following a Court of Appeal ruling. Garret Hevey, aged 43, operated Arden Forestry Management Limited under a false identity, directing approximately €5.5...
Forestry scheme fraudsters jailed
Two men were jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 following their convictions for defrauding over 140 foreign investors of approximately €5.5 million through Arden Forestry Management between January 2014 and mid-2016. Garret Hevey, described by the court as...
Pair ran €5m "Ponzi scheme" that duped forestry investors
Two Dublin men pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to charges relating to a fraudulent forestry investment scheme. Between January 2014 and mid-2016, Garret Hevey and David Peile induced approximately 143 foreign investors to deposit roughly €5.5 million into Arden...
Drivers must have "particular regard to vulnerability of cyclists", judge says
A bus driver from Dublin has been convicted of careless driving causing death following a collision with a cyclist on Burlington Road in November 2014. Osborn Irabor, aged fifty-eight, had pleaded not guilty to the charge but was found guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court....
Dublin bus driver guilty of careless driving causing death of cyclist
A jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has found Osborn Irabor, a Dublin Bus driver aged 58 from Tyrrelstown, Dublin, guilty of careless driving causing the death of cyclist Mary White on November 17th, 2014. The collision occurred at approximately 9.40pm at a T-junction on...
Three buses observed cutting fatal crash corner, expert tells trial
At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, a forensic collision investigator gave evidence that at least three Dublin Bus vehicles were observed cutting the corner at a junction where a fatal collision occurred in 2014. Osborn Irabor, aged 58, of French Park, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, has...
Dublin bus driver goes on trial accused of causing death of cyclist
Osborn Irabor, a Dublin Bus driver aged 58 from Tyrrelstown, Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to careless driving causing the death of cyclist Mary White at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The collision occurred on 17 November 2014 at a T-junction on Burlington Road at...