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Ciara Mulligan — Tullynamalra Castleblayney Co. Monaghan. permission to renovate and extend existing dormer dwelling to form a storey and a half dormer dwelli...
A 72-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has had his eight-year prison sentence reduced to six and a half years following a successful appeal at the Court of Appeal. The man pleaded guilty to fifteen counts of indecent assault against three of his siblings, commencing in the 1970s and 1980s when the victims were aged between nine and fourteen. The original sentencing judge imposed consecutive sentences…
A man convicted of sexually abusing three of his siblings has appealed his eight-year sentence as disproportionate. Gerry Harte, aged 72, of Tullynacrunat North, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of indecent assault against two younger sisters and a younger brother during the 1970s and 1980s. The Central Criminal Court imposed the sentence in October 2024. At the Court of Appeal, Harte's…
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, has been granted legal aid to obtain a psychiatric assessment as he pursues an appeal against his conviction for the 2005 murder of Irene White in Dundalk. Power pleaded guilty to murder in 2019 and received a mandatory life sentence, but is now challenging that conviction on the basis that he was experiencing significant mental health difficulties at…
Two men have been convicted and jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for demanding €41,000 from a father by threatening him over debts allegedly incurred by his son. Alan Fitzsimons, aged 47, with addresses in Sutton, Dublin and Lisduff, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, received a sentence of four years and ten months. Dominic Dynes, aged 53, also of Castleblayney, was sentenced to six and a half years…
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, is pursuing an appeal of his murder conviction in connection with the death of Dundalk woman Irene White on 6 April 2005. Power was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2019 after pleading guilty to his role as an intermediary in arranging the killing. He has now instructed legal representatives to challenge the conviction on the basis that he was…
A 71-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for sexually abusing his three younger siblings over a period spanning the 1970s and 1980s. The defendant pleaded guilty to fifteen counts of indecent assault, with five counts relating to each victim. The abuse occurred at the family home in Castleblayney and…
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, has been pursuing an appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Irene White, a 43-year-old woman killed at her home in Dundalk on 6 April 2005. Power pleaded guilty to murder in 2019 and was described by the court as the intermediary who arranged the killing on behalf of another party. He subsequently introduced the person who carried out the…
A 65-year-old man from Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has failed in his appeal against conviction and sentence for assault causing harm. The Court of Appeal dismissed both applications on 21 March 2024. The man was convicted by jury in October 2022 following a trial at Castleblayney, County Monaghan, relating to an assault on 24 November 2012. The victim sustained multiple broken bones to his face…
A man from Castleblayney Road in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has appealed his 2022 conviction for assault causing harm following an attack on a musician neighbour near Castleblayney, County Monaghan, in November 2012. The 65-year-old was sentenced to three years imprisonment after a jury trial. His legal team has challenged the conviction at the Court of Appeal, citing alleged investigative failings including…
The High Court has granted protective orders to Bio Marine Ingredients Ireland Ltd, marking the first time such relief has been awarded to a company undergoing the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process. Justice Michael Quinn made the orders on Wednesday, preventing creditors from pursuing legal proceedings against the Castleblayney-based marine bio-tech firm while it develops a rescue plan. The company, which…
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a mandatory driving ban is not required for those convicted of careless driving causing death where it constitutes a first offence. The court determined that mandatory disqualification applies only when a person has accumulated at least two previous driving convictions within three years prior to the offence in question. The decision followed a civil appeal brought by Colleen…
A man from Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, Armagh has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a brutal assault on his musician neighbour in November 2012. Eugene Hanratty Snr, aged 63, was convicted by jury following trial of assault causing harm at Castleblayney, County Monaghan. The court heard the victim was punched, kicked and had his arm stamped on during a sustained…
GEC Development and Construction Ltd. — Connabury Castleblayney Co. Monaghan. Permission for the development will consist of: the construction a new residential development compr...
Caoimhe Duffy — Brackagh CASTLEBLAYNEY Co. Monaghan. permission to construct a storey and half dormer extension to existing single storey cottage with pr...
Philomena McLaughlin — Drumillard Big Castleblayney County Monaghan. permission for demolition of existing rear extension, removal of existing roof, raising of external ...
Anna & Bernie Carragher — Lislanly Castleblayney Co. Monaghan. permission for change of house type and design from two-storey to single storey dwelling and relocat...
Seamus Treanor — Corleadargan Castleblayney Monaghan. permission to construct a new dormer style dwelling house, single storey domestic garage, new entran...
Traolach O Buachalla — Annayalla, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.. Change of use of derelict school to 2 no. semi-detached single storey dwellings, demolish outbuildin...
Orlaigh Ui Bhuachalla — Annayalla Castleblayney Co Monaghan A75NN52. permission for change of use of ground floor derelict shop to 3 no. 1-bed apartments to existing 1.5...
Kenneth and Jessica Murray — Tullyvaragh Lower Broomfield, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. permission for the erection of a detached part single storey, part storey and a half dwelling, detac...
Mark and Aideen Storey want to build a new two-storey house at Mountain Lodge Demesne near Castleblayney. The development will also include a treatment plant, a percolation area for wastewater, a new entrance, and associated site works.
Eilly Ltd — 1 and 2 Ashview Court Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan A75 RT73 and A75 HF44. permission will consist of the refurbishment of the detached, three-bay, two-storey former stationma...
Sean and Bronagh McMahon — Drumillard Td Shantonagh Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. permission to construct a Two Storey style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, new Foul wastew...
Sean Byrne and Katie Duffy — Rossollus Castleblayney Co. Monaghan. permission to construct a new two storey style dwelling house, detached domestic garage, establish ...
Cases and rulings mentioning Castleblayney from local newspapers and Courts News Ireland.
A 72-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has had his eight-year prison sentence reduced to six and a half years following a successful appeal at the Court of Appeal. The man pleaded guilty to fifteen counts of indecent assault against three of his siblings,...
A man convicted of sexually abusing three of his siblings has appealed his eight-year sentence as disproportionate. Gerry Harte, aged 72, of Tullynacrunat North, Castleblayney, County Monaghan, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of indecent assault against two younger sisters and a...
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, has been granted legal aid to obtain a psychiatric assessment as he pursues an appeal against his conviction for the 2005 murder of Irene White in Dundalk. Power pleaded guilty to murder in 2019 and received a...
Two men have been convicted and jailed at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for demanding €41,000 from a father by threatening him over debts allegedly incurred by his son. Alan Fitzsimons, aged 47, with addresses in Sutton, Dublin and Lisduff, Castleblayney, County Monaghan,...
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, is pursuing an appeal of his murder conviction in connection with the death of Dundalk woman Irene White on 6 April 2005. Power was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2019 after pleading guilty to his role as an...
A 71-year-old man from Castleblayney, County Monaghan, has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment at the Central Criminal Court following his conviction for sexually abusing his three younger siblings over a period spanning the 1970s and 1980s. The defendant pleaded guilty...
Niall Power, aged 51 and formerly of Riverstown, County Louth, has been pursuing an appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Irene White, a 43-year-old woman killed at her home in Dundalk on 6 April 2005. Power pleaded guilty to murder in 2019 and was described by the...
A 65-year-old man from Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has failed in his appeal against conviction and sentence for assault causing harm. The Court of Appeal dismissed both applications on 21 March 2024. The man was convicted by jury in October 2022 following a...
A man from Castleblayney Road in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, has appealed his 2022 conviction for assault causing harm following an attack on a musician neighbour near Castleblayney, County Monaghan, in November 2012. The 65-year-old was sentenced to three years imprisonment...
The High Court has granted protective orders to Bio Marine Ingredients Ireland Ltd, marking the first time such relief has been awarded to a company undergoing the Small Company Administrative Rescue Process. Justice Michael Quinn made the orders on Wednesday, preventing...
A former All-Ireland club medallist has exhausted his legal challenge against conviction for his involvement in an orchestrated cross-border ATM theft operation spanning 2018 and 2019. Daniel O'Callaghan, aged 33 and formerly of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, was sentenced to ten...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a mandatory driving ban is not required for those convicted of careless driving causing death where it constitutes a first offence. The court determined that mandatory disqualification applies only when a person has accumulated at least two...
Gerard Duffy, 32, of County Monaghan, has failed in his appeal against an eight-year and nine-month custodial sentence imposed for his role in a cross-border organised crime gang that systematically targeted automated teller machines across the border region. The Court of...
A man from Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, Armagh has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for a brutal assault on his musician neighbour in November 2012. Eugene Hanratty Snr, aged 63, was convicted by jury following trial of assault...
James Flynn, a 31-year-old from Newry in Northern Ireland, was refused bail at the Special Criminal Court on Friday following his extradition from the United Kingdom. He faces charges relating to the January 2013 robbery of Lordship Credit Union in Bellurgan, County Louth,...
Eugene Hanratty Senior, aged 63, of Castleblayney Road, Crossmaglen, Armagh, was convicted by jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following trial of assault causing harm committed at Castleblayney, County Monaghan on 24 November 2012. The victim, a musician, delivered a...
The Court of Appeal heard argument on whether the law mandates a driving ban for those convicted of careless driving causing death as a first offence. Colleen McCann, aged 27 with an address at Drumacon, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, was given a 12-month fully suspended sentence...
Daniel O'Callaghan, a 32-year-old former All-Ireland club medallist from Crossmaglen in County Armagh, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Special Criminal Court for his involvement in a systematic cross-border ATM theft operation. Justice Tara Burns imposed the...
A man has been convicted at the Special Criminal Court following a trial relating to a series of ATM robberies across the border region. Daniel O'Callaghan, aged 31, of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, was found guilty on sixteen counts concerning thefts and attempted thefts at...
Three Monaghan brothers have been sentenced to a combined 19 years and six months imprisonment at the Special Criminal Court for their roles in a cross-border ATM theft gang operating between 2018 and 2019. Gerard Duffy, aged 31, of Greagh, Loughnamore, received eight years and...