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Courts could be 'swamped' by #Covid19 delays warns senior judge

The justice system could find itself “swamped” in the months to come as efforts made to curb the spread of Covid-19 resulted in over 150 cases listed at Portlaoise Circuit Court all being adjourned this morning (March 18). The local circuit court is ...

18 Mar 2020 at 17:11

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Longford Circuit Court hands down first conviction and sentencing for false application for Irish Citizenship

Today saw the first conviction and sentencing for the offence of making a false declaration in the application for Irish Citizenship. A male Albanian national, aged in his 40s pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to three years ...

22 May 2020 at 19:14

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Longford man remanded in custody following guilty verdict in jury trial

A man has been remanded in custody until May after being found guilty of section 4 assault at Longford Circuit Court today. Denis Hannifin, Curry, Athlone Road, Longford, has been found guilty of assault, affray, production of a knife, ...

25 Feb 2022 at 16:01

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Backlog of jury trials could take up to 95 days, says Longford Circuit Court judge

...fix dates today because I don't have an idea when trials will be held." Judge Johnson then adjourned all trials to MULLINGAR CIRCUIT COURT on July 30 at 10am, when it is hoped dates can be fixed. "The opportunity to avail of Covid credit is there until...

06 Jul 2020 at 18:15

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Longford needs 'its own full-time judge' to get through trial backlog

Longford Circuit Court Judge Keenan Johnson has remarked that Longford needs its own judge if it is to get through the major backlog of trials. The October sittings of Longford Circuit Court commenced this morning and trials will ...

05 Oct 2021 at 14:14

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Longford judge imposes €200 fine for abusing bus driver

A young man who became abusive to a bus driver while drunk was fined €200 at Longford District Court. Nathan Killian (22) of Cleggarnagh, Rathconrath, Westmeath pleaded guilty to a charge of being present in a public place ...

20 Feb 2023 at 07:00

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'Cunning' abuser who drugged two young girls before defiling them at apartment in midlands appeals severity of sentence

A “cunning” abuser who plied two young teenage girls with drugs before defiling them at his apartment in a midlands town has appealed against the severity of a lengthy jail term imposed for the offences. The 31-year-old ...

13 Jul 2021 at 23:35

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Former Longford school principal pleads guilty to dishonestly obtaining funding

A former county Longford primary school principal has today, at Longford Circuit Court, pleaded guilty to a charge of dishonestly obtaining funding from the Department of Education on dates between September 2012 and ...

31 May 2018 at 15:25

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Longford man 'needed three brain surgeries' following 'cowardly assault for entertainment'

In a powerful victim impact statement to Longford Circuit Court last week, a young man outlined to Judge Keenan Johnson how he 'needed three brain surgeries in five weeks' following a ' unprovoked, unexpected and ...

27 Oct 2022 at 10:00

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First convictions for involvement in human trafficking handed down at midlands court

...man, Omonuwa Desmond Osaibovo, was also found guilty of money laundering offences. The trial at MULLINGAR CIRCUIT COURT lasted almost six weeks and heard that four young women from a deprived background in Nigeria had been...

11 Jun 2021 at 22:49

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'Media saturation': Longford arson accused requests to have case moved to a different location

The man charged in connection with the July 28, 2024 fire in Grafton Court, Longford town made a request to have the matter moved to a different location because of the “media saturation” the case has garnered. ...

24 Feb 2025 at 17:46

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Man who drugged and defiled two teenage girls in his midlands apartment gets jail term reduced

A “cunning” abuser who plied two young teenage girls with drugs before defiling them at his apartment in a midlands town has had a prison sentence for the offences reduced from nine to seven years. The ...

16 Jul 2021 at 23:15

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