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Heroin addict tells court he bought drugs in bulk to avoid having to steal

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

A heroin addict caught with nearly €1,000 worth of the drug has avoided jail after telling a judge he bought in bulk to avoid committing theft to feed his addiction. “Drugs ruined my life,” the defendant Norman Purfield (45) told Tallaght District Court. Purfield, of The Grange, Dún Laoghaire, had initially faced a charge of possession of heroin for sale or supply.
Drunk driver banned for two years after traffic lights toppled over

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

A special needs assistant who crashed when she was nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit, causing traffic lights in a south Dublin suburb to topple over, has been disqualified from driving for two years. Ines Perez (43), of Willowpark Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to drink-driving on October 7, 2023.
Maynooth University found in breach of banded-hours contracts law

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

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Repeat offender caught driving Merc with fake insurance, NCT discs

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

A repeat offender who was caught driving his Mercedes while displaying fake insurance and NCT discs has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence and disqualified from driving for five years. Alexandru Enacke (32), of Hazelgrove Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24 appeared before Tallaght District Court, where he pleaded guilty to multiple road traffic and fraud charges following a Garda stop at Killinarden in the south Dublin suburb on December 5, 2023.
Armed gardai had to break in and remove man from mother's home, court hears

1 week ago | courtsnewsireland.ie | Elaine Stenson

A man in his 20s has been refused bail after a court heard that armed gardai were required to break in and remove him from his mother’s home, where he is accused of breaching a barring order. After hearing garda objections to the accused man being granted bail, Judge Patricia McNamara refused his application under the O’Callaghan rules, citing serious concerns that the accused may interfere with the injured party if released.
Court grants bail to former Ukrainian soldier after scaling wall of US ambassador’s residence in Dublin

2 weeks ago | fm104.ie | Elaine Stenson

A former Ukrainian soldier sparked a security alert when he scaled the US ambassador to Ireland's official residence in Dublin, a court has heard. 33-year-old Oleksandr Kucherenko, of no fixed address, claimed to be sight-seeing after his arrest on Friday, after "wandering" into the grounds of the Deerfields residence in Phoenix Park. He pleaded guilty today at Dublin District Court to trespassing in a manner likely to place another person in fear on June 13th.
Hotel manager who ran red light and crashed into parked car after drinking bottle of wine disqualified for three years

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Elaine Stenson

Jennifer Ryan of Butterfield, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to drink-driving at Butterfield Park on February 10, 2024. Garda Ciarán Kelly told the court that at around 8.45pm, his attention was drawn to a car stopped at the top of a queue of traffic lights on Butterfield Avenue. The vehicle had reversed slightly towards the car behind. When gardaí pulled alongside, he said the driver slowly proceeded through a red light and did not stop when directed.
Special needs assistant toppled traffic lights when crashing while almost three times over legal limit, court hears

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Elaine Stenson

Ines Perez (43), of Willowpark Avenue, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to drink-driving on October 7, 2023. The court heard that Perez was driving a Volkswagen Polo along Scholarstown Road in Knocklyon shortly after 2am when she crashed into a light pole, causing nearby traffic lights to topple and block the road. The court heard that Garda Mark Faul, who was in the area, spoke to Perez, who had been driving the car.
Man who assaulted his wife in hotel after he saw a love heart emoji on her phone receives suspended sentence

2 weeks ago | independent.ie | Elaine Stenson

The man, who is aged in his 50s and cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997 on 17 June, 2023. The court heard that the couple were staying at a hotel for a weekend away. They had dinner and drinks and were socialising with other guests at the hotel. At some point during the evening, the court heard the defendant saw a love-heart emoji on his wife’s phone, which made him suspicious of an extramarital affair.
A lucky Loughlinstown lotto player is half a million euro richer today

2 weeks ago | fm104.ie | Elaine Stenson

A lucky lotto player in Dublin is half a million euro richer today. While nobody managed to bag the jackpot just yet, the EuroMillions Plus top prize of 500 thousand euro was scooped up last night. The Quick Pick ticket was bought on Wednesday, 11th June, at Daybreak in the Loughlinstown Shopping Centre. It marks Dublin’s second big EuroMillions Plus win this week, following a top prize ticket sold in Swords for the 10th June draw.