A drunken swimmer, who sparked a Coast Guard rescue effort that included the Coast Guard helicopter being dispatched, refused to get into the first rescue boat that went to his aid, a court has heard.
A drunken swimmer, who sparked a Coast Guard rescue effort that included the Coast Guard helicopter being dispatched, refused to get into the first rescue boat that went to his aid, a court has heard.
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Man charged over hijacking on busy motorway appears in court
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A LIMERICK man has been remanded in custody after he appeared in court charged in connection with an alleged hijacking on Easter Sunday.
Francis Casey, aged 28, who has an address at Clonlong Halting Site, Southill, Limerick appeared before a special court sitting in Kilmallock yesterday, Tuesday evening.
He faces a number of charges including that he unlawfully seized a Ford S-Max car on the northbound carriageway of the M7 near Portlaoise on Sunday evening.
That offence - under the provisions of the Criminal Law (Jurisdiction) Act, 1976 - is alleged to have occurred at a location between junction 17 and Junction 16 on the motorway.