Men in court after violent incident in Offaly housing estate
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THREE men, including a father and son, pleaded guilty on Thursday (March 11) to charges arising from a major public order incident in Tullamore nearly a year ago.
James McCarthy, 50, of 160 Arden View, Tullamore and his son John McCarthy, 21, with an address at 29 Puttaghaun Close, Tullamore, admitted violent disorder in Arden View on April 9, 2020, when they were arraigned at the local Circuit Court.
A third defendant, Michael Sweeney, of 146 Arden View, who will be 19 next week, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and assaulting Thomas Power when he appeared before Judge Keenan Johnson.