Man receives suspended sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting garda Court hears man slapped and bit garda while she assisted him after he had a seizure
about 3 hours ago Fiona Ferguson
The judge suspended the man’s sentence on strict conditions, including that he engage with the probation system. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
A man who slapped and bit a garda attempting to assist him after he suffered a seizure in Dublin city centre has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he is very sorry for the offence.
Craig Shevlin (31), of Buckingham Street, Connolly Lodge, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda Caroline Thornton causing her harm on May 3rd, 2019. He has 14 previous convictions.
Swedish citizen jailed for trafficking man into State Man pleads guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant from Somalia
about 3 hours ago Declan Brennan
Counsel for the man said his client had done the wrong thing for the right reasons. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
A Swedish citizen has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to trafficking an illegal immigrant into the State.
Lawyers for Farhan Abdirizak (40) told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the Somalian native was trying to help his “nephew” get into Ireland from their war-torn native Somalia.
On November 1st, 2020 gardaí at Dublin Airport identified a young man travelling under false documentation. This male told gardaí that he had travelled with Abdirizak but never said they were related.
Few motorists convicted for driving with no licence Monaghan and Cavan have lowest conviction rates at 4 and 5% respectively
Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 01:00 File photograph. Photograph: Bryan O Brien
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Four out of every five motorists taken to court for driving without a licence escape conviction, data spanning 2½ years shows.
Monaghan and Cavan have the lowest conviction rates at 4 and 5 per cent respectively, although the national average is 19 per cent.
Parc, the road safety campaign group that compiled the data, says it is particularly concerned that disqualified drivers are prosecuted for the same offence of driving without a licence, rendering it difficult to separate out how often they are caught on the roads.