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Man disputes accusation that he held phone while driving
Roads Policing: Garda says he is ‘100% sure’ he saw man holding mobile phone to his ear while driving
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A man disputing a charge of driving while holding a mobile phone is to reappear at Longford District Court on June 22, where he will produce a phone bill in an effort to prove that he was not using his phone when observed by a member of the Roads Policing Unit in Granard last year.
Pat Donnelly, Barrack Street, Granard, was pulled over by Gda Aidan Lenehan last March.
“On March 31, 2020, at 9.55am on Barrack Street, I saw a jeep and observed the driver holding a black mobile phone. He was holding it with his left hand, across his face to his right ear,” Gda Lenehan told the court last week.
Man who ran on train tracks to escape capture by Longford gardaí avoids prison
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A man who delayed an early morning train to Dublin by 25 minutes last June has avoided jail after an appearance at Longford District court last week.
Joe McDonagh (36), of no fixed address, was charged with criminal damage and public order at Longford Train Station. The criminal damage charge was struck out at last week’s court sitting.
On June 10, 2020, gardaí received reports of a male causing a disturbance at the train station at 5.30am. When they arrived at the scene, Gardaí spoke to the security guard.
Man who forced six gardaí into isolation to reappear at Longford District Court
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A man who tested positive for Covid-19, forcing six gardaí to go into isolation for 14 days has been given a set of strict bail conditions and is due to reappear at Longford District Court on February 16 for DPP directions.
Hughie Nevin, with an address at 7 St Micheal’s Road, Longford, was arrested on December 19 and charged with the assault of a female.
Mr Nevin insisted that, while he did test positive for Covid-19, he wasn’t symptomatic and said he quarantined as soon as he found out he was positive.
This is the man gardaí allege forced six officers into 14-day self-isolation and necessitated an €1,800 deep clean of a garda station after he blatantly flaunted Covid .
Gardaí allege Longford man Hughie Nevin went out drinking in local pubs and then assaulted his wife, knowing he had tested positive for the virus.
The shocking claims were made against Nevin, who denies he knew he had tested positive, over two separate court hearings, as the 25-year-old faced a charge of assault on a woman at St. Michael s Road, Longford on December 19.
Nevin insisted in court this week he had not seen the text message from the HSE as he shares a phone with his wife, adding the handset was dead when the message arrived.