by Eimear Dodd and Jessica Magee A TEENAGE driver who led gardaí on a 40-minute chase over 80km has been jailed for three years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Aaron Donnelly (18) was sent forward from the District Court on signed pleas of two counts of endangerment at Tolka Valley Road and at North Frederick […]
Donegal man jailed for 15 years for attack on security guards at repossessed house
A Donegal man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for his part in an attack on security personnel guarding a repossessed house near Strokestown, Co Roscommon five years ago. PJ Sweeney (44) from High Cairn, Ramelton was one of three men convicted of multiple offences carried out during the incident. Sweeney, along with […]
Roscommon eviction jury resumes deliberations today
THE jury has begun deliberations the trial of four men accused of taking part in a vigilante group attack on men guarding a repossessed farmhouse five years ago. At around 5am on December 16, 2018, a group of approximately 30 armed men smashed their way into a house at a recently repossessed rural property at […]