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Irish Examiner
15-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
Man banned from Ireland for 20 years unfit to plead after allegedly breaching order
A psychiatrist declared on Tuesday that a man with 'grandiose delusions', who is accused of breaching a court order banning him from Ireland for 20 years, is mentally unfit to plead in his case. Matthew Notman, of Laburnum House, Laburnum Avenue, Kirkby in Nottingham in the UK was not well enough to attend at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, his barrister Paula McCarthy told Judge Helen Boyle. Prosecution barrister Brendan Kelly called Dr Dearbhla Duffy, a consultant forensic psychiatrist at the Central Mental Hospital, to give evidence by video link at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Dr Duffy confirmed that due to his present condition the accused was not in a position to plead guilty or not guilty to the charge against him. The 2022 court order that Mr Notman was charged with breaching required him to stay out of Ireland for 20 years and not to communicate directly or indirectly with a woman living in west Cork. The allegation is was that Mr Notman communicated with the woman on Facebook Messenger on November 13 and 14, 2024, and entered Ireland by ferry on November 10, 2024. He was admitted to the hospital earlier this year following an acute psychotic episode characterised by grandiose delusions where he was of the belief that he was the 'King of Ireland' returning to make the woman 'the Queen of Ireland'. While the defence barrister Ms McCarthy said her client intended to enter a guilty plea, Judge Boyle was satisfied that he was not presently fit to plead. The accused will continue to receive treatment at the Central Mental Hospital until he is deemed fit to be discharged.
Irish Times
04-07-2025
- Irish Times
Man charged with breaching order to stay away from Ireland for 20 years
A man charged with breaching a court order which banned him from visiting Ireland for 20 years has been found unfit to plead at this time. Matthew Notman of Laburnum House, Laburnum Avenue, Kirkby in Nottingham in the UK appeared before a sitting of Skibbereen District Court in west Cork in January of this year. His appearance followed an alleged breach of an order made at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on June 30th, 2022. The order was that Mr Notman was prohibited from communicating directly or indirectly with a woman living in west Cork. He was also ordered to stay out of Ireland for two decades. READ MORE The accusation was that Mr Notman communicated with the woman on Facebook Messenger on November 13th and 14th, 2024. It was also alleged that Mr Notman entered Ireland by ferry from the UK on November 10th, 2024. The case was sent forward to Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Defence barrister Paula McCarthy has told the court that a report from a psychiatrist at the Central Mental Hospital indicated Mr Notman was suffering from a major mental health illness. He was admitted to the hospital earlier this year following an acute psychotic episode characterised by grandiose delusions where he was of the belief that he was the 'King of Ireland' returning to make the woman 'the Queen of Ireland'. He was also of the opinion he had 'royal blood'. The report stated that Mr Notman, who is in his 30s, was making 'slow but steady improvement' in hospital where he was back on psychotropic medication. Ms McCarthy said her client intended to enter a guilty plea. Judge Helen Boyle was told that the Director of Public Prosecutions accepted the findings of the report from the hospital. The judge said she was satisfied that 'at the moment he [Notman] is not fit to plead'. 'He has had a long established history of major mental illness since the age of 21. [This includes] schizophrenia affective disorder and bipolar affective disorder.' An updated report will be furnished to the court on July 15th next. Mr Notman will continue to receive treatment at the Central Mental Hospital.
BreakingNews.ie
04-07-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man banned from visiting Ireland for 20 years found unfit to plead after allegedly breaching order
A man charged with breaching a court order which banned him from visiting Ireland for 20 years has been found unfit to plead at this time. Matthew Notman of Laburnam House, Laburnam Avenue, Kirkby in Nottingham in the UK, appeared before a sitting of Skibbereen District Court in West Cork in January of this year. Advertisement His appearance in court followed an alleged breach of an order made at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on June 30th, 2022. The order was that Mr Notman was prohibited from communicating directly or indirectly with a woman living in West Cork. He was also ordered to stay out of Ireland for two decades. The accusation was that Mr Notman communicated with the woman on Facebook Messenger on November 13th and 14th, 2024. It was also alleged that Mr Notman entered Ireland by ferry from the UK on November 10th, 2024. The case was sent forward to Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Defence barrister, Paula McCarthy, BL, has told the court that a report from a psychiatrist at the Central Mental Hospital indicates that Mr Notman is suffering from a major mental health illness. Advertisement He was admitted to the hospital earlier this year following an acute psychotic episode characterised by grandiose delusions where he was of the belief that he was the 'King of Ireland' returning to make the woman 'the Queen of Ireland.' He also was of the opinion that he had 'royal blood.' The report states that Mr Notman, who is in his 30s, is making 'slow but steady improvement' in hospital, where he is back on psychotropic medication. Ms McCarthy said that her client intends to enter a guilty plea. Judge Helen Boyle was told that the DPP accepts the findings of the report from the hospital. Judge Boyle said that she was satisfied that 'at the moment he (Notman) is not fit to plead.' 'He (Notman) has had a long-established history of major mental illness since the age of 21. (This includes) schizophrenia affective disorder and bipolar affective disorder.' An updated report will be furnished to the court on July 15th next. Mr Notman will continue to receive treatment at the Central Mental Hospital.
BreakingNews.ie
26-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man who was banned from Ireland for 20 years to face fitness to plead hearing
A man charged with breaching a court order which banned him from visiting Ireland for 20 years is to face a fitness to plead hearing next week. Matthew Notman of Laburnam House, Laburnam Avenue, Kirkby in Nottingham in the UK, appeared before a sitting of Skibbereen District Court in west Cork in January of this year. Advertisement His appearance in court followed an alleged breach of an order made at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on June 30th, 2022. The order was that Mr Notman was prohibited from communicating directly, or indirectly with a woman living in West Cork. He was also ordered to stay out of Ireland for two decades. Sgt Tom Mulcahy previously told Skibbereen District Court that the accusation was that Mr Notman communicated with the woman on Facebook Messenger on November 13th and 14th, 2024. It was also alleged that Mr Notman entered Ireland by ferry from the UK on November 10th, 2024. The case was sent forward to Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Advertisement World Champion Irish jockey (29) charged with drink driv... Read More Thursday a sitting of Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard from defence barrister, Paula McCarthy, BL. Ms McCarthy said that a report from the Central Mental Hospital found that Mr Notman is not fit to enter a plea. A fitness to plead hearing will take place on July 3rd next at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Helen Boyle was told that the State accepted the findings of the report from the Central Mental Hospital. Judge Boyle said that she was willing to hear evidence from witnesses via video link next week if such a need arises. Free legal aid was previously granted to the accused.
