Latest news with #EimearO'Connell
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Man bought goods in Cork Lidl store with lost bank card, court hears
A Polish man who found a lost bank debit card used it to buy goods in a local supermarket without the owner's consent, the district court has heard. Sergeant Eimear O'Connell told Skibbereen District Court that Tomas Zielinski, aged 58, of Cork Simon, Mill House, Anderson's Quay, Cork, was charged with one count of handling stolen property and one count of theft relating to an incident in 2021. The court was told the injured party had lost her TSB bank card in Skibbereen, which had subsequently been found by Zielinski, who was residing in the area at the time. The court heard on October 20, 2021, Zielinski went into the Lidl supermarket in Skibbereen and used the injured party's bank card to purchase goods to the value of €33.83. Defence solicitor Margaret Collins said her client had brought €100 in compensation to court for the injured party, and had admitted the offences. Judge Joanne Carroll said it was a positive step that the injured party had been compensated and she adjourned the case to October 28 for the preparation of a probation report. This article is funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Man convicted for possession of drugs is 'at a crossroads', says judge
A young man who admitted three counts of possessing illegal drugs has reached a crossroads in his life, according to a district court judge. Court presenter Sergeant Eimear O'Connell told Skibbereen District Court that Kyle Fahy, aged 22, of Pairc Goodman, Pound Hill, Skibbereen, had pleaded guilty to one count of possessing cocaine and two counts of possessing cannabis. Fahy admitted to the possession of cannabis at his residence on November 7, 2024, and to the possession of cannabis and cocaine also at his residence on January 12, 2025. The court was told that Fahy had eight previous convictions mostly for public order offences as well as one for drug driving and one for criminal damage. Defence solicitor Margaret Collins said that her client had 'struggled quite a bit' with addiction to drugs and alcohol but had been clean for two months and was currently half way through a 10-week drug treatment programme. She added that Fahy was due to start employment in a fish factory next week and was also engaging with mental health services. Judge Joanne Carroll commended Fahy on his progress and said he was now 'at a crossroads' in his life and needed to make the decision to stay off drugs. She placed Fahy on a probation bond for 12 months on one possession charge on condition he attends all Probation Service appointments, completes his drug treatment programme and engages with mental health services. The cocaine possession charge was struck out and the second cannabis charge was taken into consideration. This article is funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme
