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A COUPLE who are ‘heavy smokers’ are facing fines of €2,500 each after they ordered tobacco online claiming that they didn’t know what they were doing was wrong, a court heard.Andrejs Maksimovies of Belrose, Innishannon and Santa Makismovica of the same address both plead

A DISTRICT court judge has asked that pictures of dead calves be sent to the ceo of a dairy company which takes the milk belonging to a West Cork farmer convicted of animal cruelty.Judge James McNulty made the request at Clonakilty District Court before Christmas, to see if they

A DISTRICT court judge has refused to accept jurisdiction in a prosecution against a West Cork timber processing company, after hearing that a worker lost his right thumb following a workplace accident at the site last year.Judge John King made the ruling at Bandon District Court

FORMER deputy chairman of An Bord Pleanála Paul Hyde is facing nine charges relating to failing to comply with the requirements of planning law.Mr Hyde (50) with an address at 4 Castlefields, Baltimore, appeared at Skibbereen District Court this week in relation to the summonses

He stood back from his duties with the planning board last May and subsequently resigned last July and has previously denied any wrongdoing

Ex-An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman stood back from his duties in May following allegations

The nine summons relate to alleged breaches of Section 147 of the Planning and Development Act.

Former An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman Paul Hyde has appeared in court on nine counts of failing to comply with planning laws.