A 48 year old North Corkman has been given an opportunity to come up with €5,000 for donation to charity or face going to jail after he was caught running a cannabis growhouse that he took over when he evicted some Eastern Europeans who had set up the operation on his property.
Carpenter John Sheahan pleaded guilty when he was arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to both possessing cannabis for sale or supply and to cultivating cannabis without a licence at his home at Ardglass, Charleville, on October 23, 2019.
Det Garda Will Hosford of Mallow Garda Station told the court how gardai carried out a search of Sheahan s house and found a sophisticated cannabis growhouse with lights and a watering system set up in a shipping container in his back yard.
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But Darina has still defended running the classes, saying she felt a strong responsibility towards the students who had arrived in Ireland in late December for two weeks of quarantine. They had travelled long distances. Some have taken three-month career breaks. We felt we had a duty of care to these students, said the chef.
The students had reportedly booked residential places on Ballymaloe’s 12-week Certificate Course, due to start on January 4, but were left in limbo when a full level 5 lockdown was announced on December 30.
Darina explained that after their 14-day quarantine, the students agreed to enter a ‘Ballymaloe bubble .
A former election candidate who was jailed yesterday for her part in a €400,000 banking and credit union fraud is no longer a member of Fine Gael, the party have said.
Lyndsey Clarke (37) received just over 300 votes when she put her name forward for the party in the Cork North West Ward in the 2014 Cork City Council local elections.
However, speaking following her conviction yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud, a party spokesperson said she was “no longer a member” although it was unclear when her membership ended.
Married couple Clarke, and Keith Flynn (46) who are both former solicitors, operated a so-called “identity factory” and were jailed for a total of six years.
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The Cork mum-of-two whose stalker nightmare came to end when her would-be assailant was captured as he prepared to break into her home has spoken of her terror and relief at his capture.
Una Ring was subjected to a terrifying ordeal at the hands of Australian native, salesman James Steele (52).
He was caught with a crowbar, duct tape, rope and an 11-inch sex toy strapped to his body on the night of July 27 last year.
He had also hidden his identity by wearing a hat, a snood and had blue plastic gloves on his hands.
He was jailed for five years on February 4, after pleading guilty to charges of harassment, attempted burglary with intent to rape, possession of articles with intent to cause a crime and two counts of criminal damage.