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Longford District Court: Was aggressive and abusive to gardaí

...week’s sitting of Longford District Court charged under the Theft and Fraud Offences Act was ordered to pay €200 to the COURT POOR BOX before the end of the month. Margaret McDonagh, 1 O’Connor Park, Longford appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes charged with...

07 Jun 2016 at 14:00

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Longford gardaí find broken hurley among improvised weapons in boot of car

...Judge Owens said she would adjourn matters to July 9 to give the defendant an opportunity to make a €500 payment to the COURT POOR BOX. The judge issued a destruction order for the seized items.

23 Feb 2024 at 08:00

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Longford brothers appear over alleged stabbing

Two brothers have been charged in connection to an alleged stabbing incident at a busy Longford retail park last month. Kevin Stokes (26) and Dylan Stokes (20), both of Lisnanagh, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, were each charged with Section 2 and ...

29 May 2019 at 14:00

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Defendant on Longford cannabis charge ‘learned a valuable life lesson’

A young Leitrim man whose mother “had a lot to say" to him avoided a criminal conviction when he made a donation to the COURT POOR BOX. Ultan Kelly (19) of Quay Street, Drumsna, Leitrim was charged with the unlawful possession of cannabis at The Mall...

25 Sept 2023 at 14:00

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Longford judge calls for protection of court poor box

...said in his letter to Judge Hughes that is was his intention to introduce new initiatives with the money from the COURT POOR BOX . These initiatives, he added, would raise awareness around the litter issue; highlight the importance of volunteering in...

10 Feb 2017 at 09:00

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Man who ‘caused a nuisance’ to Longford rail staff to escape conviction

...terminally ill at the time, and has since died. Judge Brennan said that if the defendant makes a donation of €200 to the COURT POOR BOX by March 1, then the matter will be struck out. The court heard the defendant had no previous convictions.

16 Dec 2021 at 12:00

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Longford man hit with suspended prison sentence for row

...won’t be drinking over Christmas. A €250 peace bond lodged to the court in July this year has also been forfeited to the COURT POOR BOX.

21 Dec 2020 at 11:00

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Judge distributes €14,500 from court poor box

...families in the locality this Christmas. “We are delighted with the €5,000 allocation from Longford District COURT POOR BOX,” Mr Hussey added. “These are very difficult times for so many people here in Longford and there is a lot of pressure on...

19 Dec 2012 at 11:35

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Court poor box boost for Longford organisations

...organisations and youth groups who work in tandem with An Garda Síochána were the major beneficiaries of this year’s COURT POOR BOX donations. In total, €38,500 from Longford’s COURT POOR BOX has been assigned to charities in 2016, with Judge Seamus...

23 Nov 2016 at 13:00

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Judge warns that charities will lose out when poor box scrapped

New measures to scrap the COURT POOR BOX system and replace it with a statutory reparations fund have been met with anger by local district court judge, Seamus Hughes. The new law will see offenders make payments to provide support to victims of crime,...

19 Feb 2014 at 20:15

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Longford homeless charity founder found drunk in public told to hand over €200 to court poor box

...Seamus Hughes agreed that a donation would do for compensation but ordered Mr Lynch to pay his €200 donation to the COURT POOR BOX on November 12, so it could be distributed among worthy charities.

28 Oct 2019 at 15:00

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‘Disgusted with himself’ for being abusive to Longford gardaí

...of €150 would be enough. The defendant was given the benefit of the Probation Act on handing the money over to the COURT POOR BOX. “He has learned his lesson,” Judge Brennan said.

29 Oct 2022 at 09:00

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