A roundup of today's other court news in brief
Man admits killing two Poles in Dublin
A Dublin man has admitted killing two Polish men in the city two years ago.
David Curran (19), Lissadel Green, Drimnagh, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of Pawel Kalite (29) and Marius Szwajkos (27) on February 23rd, 2008, on Benbulben Road in Drimnagh. However, the State has not accepted his plea and a jury has been sworn in at the Central Criminal Court to try him for the men’s murder.
His co-accused, Seán Keogh (21), Vincent Street West, Inchicore, Dublin pleaded not guilty to the double murder.
The trial before Mr Justice Liam McKechnie was due to begin yesterday but has been adjourned until this morning.
Man who threatened witness is jailed
A man who threatened to kill a witness in a bid to prevent the prosecution of his brother has been given an 18-month sentence by Judge Martin Nolan at Dublin Circuit Court. Lee Johnson (20), Coultry Grove, Ballymun, pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Christopher Allen and intimidating a witness, June Allen, on August 4th, 2009.
Shop agrees not to use extension
The owner of the Marie Centra store at Barnhill Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin, has told a judge it will not use an eight-cabin extension for further trading pending a planning appeal.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council had asked Judge Jacqueline Linnane in the Circuit Court to direct Marie Ballyguile Ltd, which trades as Marie Centra, to remove what it described as an unauthorised development.
Carol O’Farrell, counsel for the local authority, said the company had extended its store into its back yard by the linking up of eight cabins.
Michael O’Donnell, for Marie Centra, said the company was prepared not to use the extended portion of the premises pending the determination of an appeal to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála.
