Woman accused of having drugs for sale at church in Offaly
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A WOMAN has been accused of having cannabis for sale or supply at the Catholic church in Offaly.
Sylvia Mulhall, 36, of 1 The Foot Barrack, Main Street, Daingean, is alleged to have possessed the drug at the church, The Square, Clara, on February 2 last.
Ms Mulhall is also accused of having the same drug for sale or supply to others at her own address on February 3 last.
When the prosecution came before Tullamore District Court last week Sergeant James O Sullivan sought a three-month adjournment to allow analysis of suspected drugs take place at the Forensic Science Laboratory.
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Offaly man fined after punching van causing €1,000 worth of damage
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PUNCHES to the side of a van caused €1,089 worth of damage, Tullamore District Court was told.
But because the van was a 16-year-old vehicle and was disposed of a week after it was damaged by a man at Heffernan s filling station, O Moore Street, Tullamore, €400 in compensation was accepted by the owner.
Dermot Ward, 29, Bay 4 Kilcruttin Halting Site, Tullamore, pleaded guilty to damaging Wesley McDonagh s van and breaching the peace on May 11, 2020.
Sergeant James O Sullivan said CCTV showed Mr Ward punching the side of the van three times. The accused had three previous convictions and in 2019 had received an eight-month suspended sentence for affray.
DIRECTIONS from the DPP are awaited in the case of a man who has been prosecuted for lewdly exposing his person in Offaly. Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Mitchell,.
Midlands man threatened to cut head off Scooby Doo with slash hook
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A midlands man who recorded a video of himself holding a slash hook while threatening a rival has been ordered by a judge not to abuse social media.
However, 38-year-old Patrick Maughan escaped jail when Judge Catherine Staines imposed a 10-month suspended sentence on him after viewing the shocking video he posted on YouTube.
Mr Maughan, of St Mary s Road, Edenderry, Co Offaly, gave an undertaking not to post a video like it again.
In the video, posted by Mr Maughan on June 23 last year and viewed by Judge Staines at Tullamore District Court, Mr Maughan threatened to cut the head off Michael McDonald.