Man pleads guilty to assaulting two QIH directors
Updated / Thursday, 11 Mar 2021
20:17
North-East Correspondent
A medal-winning Fermanagh boxer has pleaded guilty to assaulting two senior businessmen at a local filling station two years ago.
James Bernard McGovern, 24, appeared before Judge John Aylmer at Cavan Circuit Court today.
McGovern was charged with attacking Kevin Lunney and Dara O Reilly, causing them harm, at the Apple Green Service Station café at Rakeelan near Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, on 1 February 2019.
Mr Lunney is the chief operating officer at Mannok, formely Quinn Industrial Holdings, which has manufacturing operations on both sides of the border.
Mr O Reilly is chief financial officer at the same enterprise.
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The court heard the attacks occurred just days after James Bernard McGovern’s father had his employment as a truck driver with Quinn Industrial Holdings terminated. Photograph: Dave Meehan
A medal-winning Fermanagh boxer has pleaded guilty to assaulting two senior local businessmen at a local petrol station in what was described a “misguided and unjustified” attack following the sacking of his father.
James Bernard McGovern (24) appeared before Judge John Aylmer at Cavan Circuit Court on Thursday morning where he was arraigned on charges of attacking Kevin Lunney and Dara O’Reilly, causing them harm, at the Applegreen Service Station, Rakeelan, near Ballyconnell, on February 1st, 2019.
James Bernard McGovern arriving at Cavan Circuit Court this morning. A medal-winning Fermanagh boxer has pleaded guilty to assaulting two senior local businessmen at a local filling station in what was described a “misguided and unjustified” attack inspired following the sacking of his dad. James Bernard McGovern (24) appeared before Judge John Aylmer at Cavan Circuit Court this morning (Thursday) where he was arraigned on charges of attacking Kevin Lunney and Dara O Reilly, causing them harm, at the Apple Green Service Station café, Rakeelan, near Ballyconnell, on February 1, 2019. Mr Lunney is the chief operating officer at Mannok, formely Quinn Industrial Holdings, which has manufacturing operations on both sides of the border.
These charges are contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997.
He is also charged with two counts of threats to kill or cause serious harm to the man in Co Longford on February 9 and February 16 this year.
These charges are contrary to Section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997.
He was remanded in custody to appear at the same court via video-link on March 4 next. Read More
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