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Irish Examiner
03-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
Cork man who has had 19 driving bans crashed partner's car into telephone pole while disqualified
A disqualified driver who took his partner's car without permission and crashed it into a telephone pole claimed that he was driving a friend to the railway station to travel for cancer treatment. 32-year-old Timmy Saubolle, whose most recent address was The Green, Tir Cluainn, Midleton, County Cork, appeared for sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, where he pleaded guilty to charges including taking the car without permission and driving without insurance. He was disqualified at the time and in fact had been given driving bans a total of 19 times. Judge Helen Boyle said: 'Whether you thought you were being a good Samaritan for your friend you should not have been on the road.' Mahon Corkery, defence barrister, said the DPP directed that it could have been dealt with at district court level but the judge in that court refused jurisdiction so it had to be sent to the circuit court. 'He was bringing another man to the train station to go to hospital in Limerick for cancer treatment. And this other man since died,' Mr Corkery said. Detective Sergeant Kieran O'Sullivan accepted that this was the reason for the defendant's driving on the occasion. However, he said that at 9am on the morning in question – January 5, 2024 – gardaí on duty in the Mayfield area recognised him as the driver and signalled for him to stop but he failed to do so. The car was found crashed minutes later at boulders by Liffey Park. He and the passenger were not in the car at the time. Addictions His 112 previous convictions included numerous counts under the Road Traffic Act, including three for driving a car without the owner's permission. Mr Corkery asked for sentencing to be adjourned so that the accused could go into residential treatment for his addictions. Judge Boyle agreed to adjourn sentencing until November 26. Judge Boyle left the accused in no doubt: 'It is very much at the hazard of a custodial sentence due to persistent offending – doing the same crime over and over again. You must address your addiction issues. If you come out of residential treatment I am going to send you straight into custody – I don't care what the excuse is.'
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
North county Dublin families left ‘high and dry' must re-apply for mortgages due to infrastructure delays
Fine Gael councillor Luke Corkery is calling for 'urgent action' from Uisce Éireann, saying utility delays are causing significant distress for homeowners in Swords who are ready to move into completed houses, but cannot due to a lack of basic water connections. He spoke to multiple people waiting on their new homes in Knocksedan, Swords, who were told they would be ready to move in by the second quarter of this year. However, this hasn't been possible due to infrastructure delays. Residents have reported a 'complete lack of correspondence' from Irish Water in relation to when their homes will be connected to water mains. 'I spoke to a family last week who are now having to reapply for mortgage approval, despite their new home being practically ready,' he said. 'Uisce Éireann has given no indication of when they intend to connect the 40 houses in this development. They're being completely kept in the dark. It's unacceptable.' Cllr Corkery's pointed to the €2.2bn allocated in Budget 2025 for Irish Water, as well as a government pledge to use the Apple tax windfall on critical infrastructure, questioning what progress is being made with those funds. 'The Tánaiste has made it clear – funding to Uisce Éireann depends on a clear plan to actually deliver the water and wastewater infrastructure we need,' he said. 'We're zoning land, doubling housing targets under the National Planning Framework, and setting up a new Infrastructure Division and Cabinet Committee. 'But unless Irish Water comes to the table with real delivery, families will keep suffering,' he added. ADVERTISEMENT In another area of Fingal in Rush, dozens of families have found themselves trapped in a housing limbo, caught between development delays and missing utility connections. The Hayestown development in Rush, which is part of a Government-backed affordable housing scheme, was supposed to welcome homeowners as far back as June last year Instead, many buyers remain locked out, despite having drawn down mortgages and even enrolled their children in local schools. In February, just 14 out of 52 homes in the scheme had been handed over. Cllr Corkery has said that, in light of the revised National Planning Framework, councillors will be tasked with rezoning land for housing. 'I think it's important we have assurances from Irish Water that they'll be able to deliver on their responsibility to connect future housing developments to water/wastewater infrastructure,' he said. A spokesperson for Irish Water said: 'Uisce Éireann is fully committed to completing connections as efficiently as possible. 'Our Connections team and dedicated field engineers engage extensively with developers to progress the delivery of water and wastewater connection works. 'There are many factors that impact on the delivery of water connections on site, for example the Uisce Éireann quality assurance processes, that reviews on-site pipework, is in place to ensure that works on site are of a required standard to safeguard water quality for homeowners. 'Connections can't be completed until these tests are completed satisfactorily. 'Should any developer have concerns over delivery timelines we would encourage them to engage with Uisce Éireann at 1800 278 278 or with their Uisce Éireann field engineer who will guide the developer through any remaining steps as efficiently as possible,' they added.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
DC Attorney General investigating strip club owners accused of violating workers' rights
The Brief The D.C. attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Cloakroom strip club for sexual harassment, wage theft, and mistreatment of employees. Female workers at the club were allegedly harassed, assaulted, and underpaid, with management turning a blind eye. The club is accused of stealing tips, underpaying for overtime, and using a fake "Cloak bucks" system to scam customers. The lawsuit seeks to hold the club accountable, recover lost wages, and ensure compliance with workplace laws. WASHINGTON - D.C.'s Attorney General is cracking down on what they're calling abusive and illegal practices at a popular adult entertainment venue in Mount Vernon Triangle. The 32-page lawsuit is graphic and details some disturbing allegations against the owners of the Cloakroom and its business practices as a whole, especially in relation to their female workers. While a representative of the company reportedly denies the claims and says they run an upstanding business, the AG'S report tells a much different story. "These allegations are particularly troubling. They violations of a panoply of workers' rights," said Dennis Corkery, the D.C. OAG Assistant Chief of Workers' Rights and Antifraud. Cloakroom is a multi-level adult entertainment venue located in on K Street, near 5th Street in Mount Vernon Triangle. Its name is widely recognized in the industry and in 2021 it was named Washington City Paper's "Best of DC Adult Entertainment" winner. But according to the recent lawsuit from the D.C. OAG and an in depth investigation, the company's practices are coming into question with allegations of an environment of "daily hostility and exploitation of the clubs female employees" and claims that the owners "not only tolerated the abuse but perpetuate the abuse themselves" "There are situations of extreme sexual harassment, including verbal assaults, physical assaults, sexual touching that happened there," Corkery says. The lawsuit goes on to claim that there was a system of quid pro quo when it came to requesting time off. "They were not given sick leave at all, but when they tried to access time off — whether paid or unpaid — there would be situations where managers would ask for sexual favors in exchange for giving that time off," Corkery said. The OAG's investigators say the Cloakroom also cheated its dancers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars throughout the years. "Extreme wage theft, like having a system like 'the Cloak Bucks' where it was tips customers believed were going to entertainers and should have been going to the entertainers but instead went back to pad the pockets of the Cloakroom," said Corkery. The OAG applauds the women for coming forward since workers who spoke up were allegedly punished and retaliated against. those who live and work in the area had this to say: "I'm hoping that this is a perfect example of we're finally starting to stand up for ourselves, women are starting to stand up for ourselves and men are standing up for women as well," one neighbor said. FOX 5 made multiple attempts to speak with the Cloakroom's owner but they denied those requests. If these allegations are proven in court, Cloakroom could be ordered to pay workers up to three times the amount of wages and tips stolen from them and be ordered by the court to change many of their practices.
