Man (33) jailed for two years after pleading guilty to possessing almost €70,000 worth of heroin last year Gary Coleman of Cove Street in Cork was arrested when Gardaí stopped a taxi travelling towards Cork on the motorway at Gortore, Kilworth on the 26th of March, 2020
Gardaí became suspicious when Coleman said he had been socialising in Temple Bar in Dublin, despite the entire country being locked down at the time.
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard Coleman was co-operative about his involvement but did not know the others involved or was afraid to give any information.
Judge Olann Kelleher sentenced him to four years in prison but suspended the final two years.
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A father of two has been jailed for two years after he broke into a warehouse in which a school bus was stored, drove it away and then set it on fire.
Rhys O’Connell (32) of Clashmore, Co Waterford appeared before Cork Circuit Criminal Court in relation to the offence which occurred in November 2019 in Youghal.
Judge Sean O’Donnabhain was told that Mr O’Connell did not know the owner of the bus, who had just bought the vehicle for €48,000.
Mr O’Connell did not furnish any explanation to the court for his actions.
Guilty plea
He pleaded guilty in the Cork Circuit Criminal Court to four charges – one of burglary and three of criminal damage including one in respect of the arson attack on the bus on November 29, 2019.
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Disqualified driver jailed for driving his car at a man and physically assaulting him Patrick O Donoghue, of Millbrook Close, Glanmire has been jailed for a year and banned from driving for seven years
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Patrick O Donoghue, of Millbrook Close, Glanmire was socialising in the Fob and Gill Pub in Mayfield in the city on the 11th of September, 2016 when he left the pub and knocked a man to the ground in his car.
He then got out of the car and kicked and punched the man.
Judge Sean O Donnabháin heard that 34 year old O Donoghue had handed himself in to Mayfield Garda Station on September 15th but had then fled to London.