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Sunday World
9 hours ago
- Sunday World
Garda's finger cut as man ‘lost the head' while being handcuffed, court hears
Judge John Brennan struck the case out, sparing him a criminal record after he made a €140 charity donation. A garda suffered a cut finger as he tried to handcuff a struggling man who had 'lost the head' when stopped for a search in Dublin city centre. Council worker Robert William Carey (20) thought he was being 'picked on' when he overreacted, displaying aggressive and 'reprehensible behaviour', a court heard. Judge John Brennan struck the case out, sparing him a criminal record after he made a €140 charity donation. Mr Carey, of Castlegrange Avenue, Castaheany, Dublin 15 pleaded guilty to garda obstruction. Dublin District Court heard gardaí thought Mr Carey was behaving suspiciously when they encountered him in Temple Bar on May 17 this year. Robert William Carey (20) News in 90 Seconds - June 28th When they asked to search him, he became aggressive and refused to give his name and address. He resisted arrest while handcuffs were being placed on him, resulting in a cut to the garda's finger. The officer did not require medical treatment. The accused was going through Temple Bar to buy food when gardaí decided to search him, his solicitor Evan Moore said. Nothing was found on Mr Carey but he was intoxicated and 'overreacted' to the search. Judge Brennan said while Mr Carey had thought he was being 'picked on' by the gardaí, this was not the way to react and it was 'kind of reprehensible behaviour'. Mr Carey displayed a 'level of aggression' and the garda suffered a minor injury. 'He's a young man who reacted badly and lost the head somewhat,' the judge said. 'He's learned his lesson.'
Sunday World
9 hours ago
- Sunday World
Air passenger ‘helped woman and son illegally immigrate to Ireland', court told
Rita Marouani (53) initially denied that she knew the pair when she went to a different immigration booth at Dublin Airport, but their boarding passes and fake passports were found on her, a court heard. An air passenger who allegedly helped a woman and her son to illegally immigrate to Ireland, where they then sought asylum, is facing trial for people-smuggling. Rita Marouani (53) initially denied that she knew the pair when she went to a different immigration booth at Dublin Airport, but their boarding passes and fake passports were found on her, a court heard. Judge Monika Leech ruled the case was too serious to be dealt with at Dublin District Court and adjourned it for further DPP directions. Ms Marouani, a mother of one and carer with an address in Germany, is charged with assisting the illegal entry of people into the State and possession of false documents. Dublin Airport. News in 90 Seconds - June 28th Garda Sergeant Derek Spain said the DPP consented to the case remaining in the District Court. Outlining the prosecution's case, he said a woman and her son arrived on an Aer Lingus flight from Germany on March 30 and entered the immigration hall. They presented at a booth with no documentation and claimed asylum. This woman denied knowing Ms Marouani who came off the same flight, approached a different booth and presented a German passport. The accused also denied having travelled with the other two passengers. However, it was alleged, she had boarding passes in their names and when further questioned, she produced four passports. Two were genuine Georgian passports and two were false Czech passports, the court heard. In interview, she said she was only helping the woman and her son because they were afraid to fly alone and she knew the woman's mother from Georgia. According to the prosecution, she alleged that the woman had placed the passports into her handbag without her knowledge. The accused denied getting any payment from the woman to assist her arriving in Ireland. The woman said she and her son had travelled here on the false Czech passports and paid €2,500 each for them to 'an unknown entity'. She stated she had got the passports in Georgia before travelling to Germany and when they arrived there, she handed all four passports to Ms Marouani but did not pay her any money. It was the two other people who benefited from the alleged offence and Ms Marouani 'didn't understand the gravity of the situation' and made a 'terrible decision'. The two were released but as they were not detained, they left and 'continued their journey' out of Ireland and into the UK.
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Man (20) allegedly wore bulletproof vest with loaded gun inside when gardaí stopped him
Craig McKeever (20) is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Gun seized by gardai in Dublin last night. Photo: An Garda Síochána Facebook A young man was wearing a bullet proof vest with a loaded handgun hidden inside when gardai stopped and searched him on a Dublin street, it is alleged. Craig McKeever (20) was arrested when the gun fell onto the ground in front of gardai, who fear it was related to an ongoing 'violent feud" in the city. He was refused bail when he appeared in Dublin District Court this evening charged over the gun seizure in the south of the city on Wednesday. Mr McKeever, from Dromard Road, Drimnagh is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm. Garda Niall White told Judge Susan Fay the accused was detained under the Offences Against the State Act at Kilmainham Garda station before being charged at 5.25pm yesterday. Gun seized by gardai in Dublin last night. Photo: An Garda Síochána Facebook News in 90 Seconds - June 26th He made no reply after caution. Objecting to bail, the garda said he saw the accused and another man getting into the back of a taxi at Turvey Avenue, Inchicore at 8pm on June 24. Gardai approached the cab, got a strong smell of cannabis and searched the two under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Mr McKeever was wearing a ballistic vest and when the gardai opened it, an army green coloured .22 calibre pistol fell from it onto the ground, Gda White said. While the accused was being arrested, the other man fled on foot and attempts to apprehend him were unsuccessful. In a preliminary examination, the pistol was found to be loaded with one round of ammunition. Gardai also seized the ballistic vest and €550 in cash Mr McKeever had on him. The garda said the area where the accused was stopped was a popular location for entering and exiting households and apartments and was also near a park frequented by children. He said the maximum sentence for the charge on conviction was 14 years. Gardai believed the gun seizure was related to an ongoing violent feud in the Dublin 8 area and the accused's family home had been burned out by a petrol bomb. Applying for bail, defence barrister Kevin McCrave said Mr McKeever was prepared to abide by conditions and would be under the garda 'spotlight' and 'effectively under house arrest' if released. He had always lived at his home address and family members including his father were in court to support him. The accused, who was presumed innocent, could be in custody awaiting trial for at least a year if refused bail, Mr McCrave said. The other man had been arrested, charged and bailed, he added. Judge Fay refused bail and remanded Mr McKeever in custody to appear in Cloverhill District Court on July 3, for DPP directions.
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Garda and wife use anti-stalking laws for restraining order against senior officer
The couple are representing themselves and lodged an application at Dublin District Court, which came before Judge Aine Clancy today. A garda and his wife are using anti-stalking laws to secure a civil restraining order against a high-ranking superior officer claiming harassment and bullying. They lodged an application at Dublin District Court, which came before Judge Aine Clancy today. The proceedings are being held in camera, meaning the public cannot attend, and parties involved cannot be identified due to reporting restrictions. Brian Gageby BL, instructed by the Chief State Solicitor's Office, acted for the respondent, and the judge noted that they had filed a 63-page affidavit. Stock image: PA News in 90 Seconds - June 26th Counsel described it as an unusual case where the applicants have alleged bullying and harassment; however the senior officer's case was that he was acting in the course of his duty. The couple are representing themselves. The garda's wife said the respondent's affidavit amounted to misinformation, which she described as horrendous. Her husband also contended that the manner in which the documents were served on him "has caused severe distress and personal alarm to me and my family." He added that in future, he was agreeable to collecting any further material from a garda premises, and he raised concerns that at an earlier stage in the proceedings, other gardaí were in court as part of a police plan allegedly at the request of the respondent. The couple have summoned six other officers to give evidence, and the respondent has already given a personal assurance to stay away from the couple, their home, children and pets. Mr Gageby said that there was no difficulty with that continuing. Judge Clancy ordered the officer and his wife to file responding affidavits by July 30, and the case will be listed for mention the following day. She set aside a whole day for the hearing of the action in early October. The civil restraining orders were introduced in the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 as a measure for people seeking protection. The District Court may issue an order to prevent the respondent from violence or threats, stalking, harassing or approaching the applicant's home, work, or school. It can run for up to five years but may be shorter. Breaking it could mean jail for up to a year and a maximum of €4,000 fine.
Sunday World
2 days ago
- Sunday World
Man appears in court charged over death of Mircea Rostas in Balbriggan
He is charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the alleged victim at Railway Street on June 23. Daniel Rostas has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run. A MAN has been charged following the death of a father-of-three who was struck by a car as he stood on a footpath in north county Dublin earlier this week. Daniel Rostas (41) appeared in Dublin District Court today accused of causing serious harm to Mircea Rostas (33) who died after a collision in Balbriggan on Monday night. He was remanded in custody for DPP directions after no bail application was made on his behalf. Mr Rostas, with an address at Hastings Green, Balbriggan is charged with intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the alleged victim at Railway Street on June 23. Mircea Rostas Detective Garda John Delaney told Judge Michele Finan he arrested the accused for the purpose of charging him at Balbriggan station at 1.12am this morning. He made no reply after caution and was handed a copy of the charge sheet. Det Gda Delaney said he would be objecting to bail but defence solicitor Sandra Frayne said the accused was not making a bail application today. Daniel Rostas has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run. News in 90 Seconds - June 26th 'I will be applying for bail in the future,' she said, adding that she would notify the gardai in advance. Judge Finan granted free legal aid at the request of the defence after hearing the accused was 'not a man of means' and was in receipt of disability allowance. Ms Frayne handed a statement of her client's financial means in to court. Judge Finan asked if the accused wished to make his next court appearance by video link but Ms Frayne asked if it could be 'in person, if that's alright.' The judge also recommended the accused should receive appropriate medical care while in custody. Mr Rostas, wearing a black and grey North Face jacket, light grey tracksuit bottoms and black and white runners, was assisted by a Romanian interpreter and the court heard he had 'very limited English.' He was not required to address the court during the brief hearing and has not yet entered a plea to the charge, which is under Section 4 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. He was remanded in custody to appear in Cloverhill District Court on July 3. Gardai have said Mircea Rostas was struck by a car as he stood on a footpath on Monday night. Emergency services were alerted to reports of a road traffic collision and found him seriously injured on the ground. He was treated by paramedics at the scene, but died a short time later. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and any dashcam footage. They also asked people not to share a graphic video showing the immediate aftermath of the collision. The footage, posted online, shows Mr Rostas lying motionless on the ground while a bystander attempts CPR. Family members are seen becoming distressed after arriving on the scene.
