A Carrick-on-Shannon man who told Gardai that he lived at the local halting site, when he actually lived at another address in the town, was convicted of a brea.
Leitrim man appears at special court sitting
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A Ballinamore man charged with a number of offences appeared at a special sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court last Sunday.
Timothy Doyle, Unshinagh, Aughnasheelin, Ballinamore, Co Leitrim was arrested and charged with offences which occurred the previous day.
Mr Doyle is charged with the production of an article and two counts of criminal damage of a car in the course of a dispute at Drumcoura City, Derrygoan, Ballinamore on Saturday, March 6.
Mr Doyle is also charged with possession of a controlled drug (cannabis) for sale or supply, and with the possession of cannabis herb at Unshinagh, Ballinamore on the same date.
Man charged with having an estimated €20,000 of cannabis near Ballinamore
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A County Leitrim man who was allegedly caught with an estimated €20,000 of drugs has been denied bail at Sligo District Court.
Forty-six-year-old Andrew Axon, Arderry, Corrawallen, County Leitrim was charged at an earlier sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon Court with having cannabis for sale or supply at Derrygoan, Ballinamore on January 29.
The defendant was also charged with possession of the drugs.
At last Thursday’s sitting of Sligo District Court, Judge Kevin Kilrane asked for the alleged value of the alleged haul of drugs.
Detective Garda Brian McMahon from Carrick-on-Shannon said it €10,000.
Defendant likened to ‘The Bird’ found with claw hammers near Leitrim parking machine
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A man whose role in an attempt to commit a theft was likened to that of the character The Bird in the film, The Field appeared before Carrick-on-Shannon Court last week on a plea of guilty.
Christopher Stokes, 10 Rosebank, Attirory, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim pleaded guilty at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court to having in his possession three black spur claw hammers to be used in the course of a theft on July 13, 2020 at Mercantile Plaza, Townparks, Carrick-on-Shannon.
Mr Stokes had failed to appear in court the previous week and said he had been at a funeral and couldn t attend.