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Couple who appeared at Longford court jailed for litany of thefts in serious ‘crime spree’ Reporter: ); ); Judge Seamus Hughes has jailed a couple for a number of thefts following a brief hearing at last week’s sitting of Longford District Court. Megan Gaffey, of no fixed address, was arrested on Monday night, February 1 and charged with seven counts of theft before appearing in court last Tuesday morning. Gda Aidan Hynes of Athlone Garda Station explained that the majority of property had been recovered at a residential address, where Ms Gaffey’s cousin lived. Mark Costigan, The Frederick B&B, 48 Hardwick Street, Dublin 1, was also arrested on Monday night and charged with two counts of theft to which he replied “Is that the only charges I’m getting?”, Gda Hynes told the court. ....
With no games or full training allowed, sporting clubs are finding it tough to get some ball work these days, but the members of the Irish Soccer Network decided to do their bit for charity - by turning up for social distant training! Based at East Meath United, Dundalk FC coach Mark Costigan s group of players got together in their pods for a short session, with training fees supplementing donations from PPS Construction, Newgate Wines and Mitchel Property Management to raise €400 for the mental health charity Jigsaw. With the pandemic, all these charities need our support and the players wanted to do something because they can t play matches, he stated. ....
Families of Kilkenny murder victims welcome new parole board Reporter: ); ); The families of murder victims in Kilkenny have welcomed the establishment of a new independent parole board. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee recently announced that the board is to be established and fully operational by July 2021. Ronan Quinn’s mother Christine was murdered in her home Greenfields in Kilkenny City in 2002. Mark Costigan was convicted her murder and is currently serving a life sentence. Costigan has never admitted to the murder or apologised or shown any remorse to his victim’s family. Ronan Quinn, along with family members, has tirelessly campaigned for changes to the parole system. ....