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A Fivemilebourne man has been found not guilty of charges of criminal damage and theft, after a lengthy contested case, at Manorhamilton District Court. Deryck ...
‘Unscrupulous fraudster’ resident in Kinlough has to come up with €15,000 or face 20 months in jail Reporter: '); A Kinlough-based haulier that a judge described as “an unscrupulous fraudster” has been told to come up with €15,000 by this Thursday or face 20 months in jail. Sligo District Court was told how Edward Jason Sutherland Taylor with addresses at Melvin Fields, Kinlough, Co Leitrim and Rathneeeny, Laghey, Co Donegal had sent his lorry drivers on the road with false insurance certificates for a period of almost four years, from 2015 to 2019. Those drivers were then ...
Man gets suspended sentence for Leitrim drug charges Reporter: '); A Monasteraden man, who admitted charges of possession of and of selling cocaine and cannabis in Carrick-on-Shannon has been given an 11 month jail sentence suspended for two years, at Sligo District Court. Thirty-year-old Patrick Evans, Clogher, Monasteraden pleaded guilty to the charges that happened on September 20, 2019 at Rosebank Retail Park, Carrick-on-Shannon. Defence solicitor Tom MacSharry said the defendant, who appeared in custody via video link, was pleading guilty to the charges. There was also a report from...
Man had rubbish accumulating in his Leitrim home Reporter: '); A man who was before the recent sitting of Ballyshannon District Court on charges relating to rubbish accumulated at his home has been given the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act. However, he also had to make a contribution toward prosecution costs. Owen Ward with addresses listed as 3 Dartry View, Kinlough, Co Leitrim and 69 Main Street, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh was ordered to pay €700 towards costs. He was told to have the money at Friday’s sitting of Ballyshannon District Court. Ward had been charged with two cou...
Judge says Traveller culture is no excuse for the violence of bare knuckle fighting Two men were before a Donegal court charged in relation to an arranged fight Ballyshannon courthouse where two men were charged in relation to a bare knuckle fight in Donegal Reporter: '); '); The Traveller community should not be allowed to use culture as an excuse for violent and illegal bare knuckle fighting. That is according to Judge Kevin Kilrane who was speaking at Ballyshannon District Court on Friday. Two men in their twenties were facing charges in relation to a fight which took place in Bundor...