A CASE against a Beara man charged with assault has been adjourned for review.At Bantry District Court, solicitor Flor Murphy said his client Stephen O’Shea of Coulagh, Eyeries, Beara, was willing to admit his involvement in an incident at The Square on June 5th 2022 but the so
THE former manager of a Bantry playschool who admitted stealing almost €7,000 from the school’s accounts to buy numerous items, including a fitted kitchen and computer tablets, has received a four-month suspended sentence.Mairead Cronin (48) of Raheen, Bantry appeared at a re
IN light of two recent prosecutions relating to the lighting of gorse fires, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has confirmed that a similar case in Macroom is being prepared for submissions to the chief state solicitor’s office for prosecution.The NPWS took two suc
THE skipper of a trawler which sank off the coast off West Cork over two years ago, has been convicted and fined €2,000 for not holding a certificate of competency while in charge of the Ellie Adhamh.Julian (Miley) Halligan of No 2 Cluain Carraigheach, Eyeries pleaded guilty
TWO Bantry farmers have been convicted for starting gorse fires on their lands, in what may turn out to be the first prosecutions of their kind in West Cork.This prosecution was taken by the Minister for Housing, following surveillance by members of the National Parks and Wildl