A roundup of today's other home news in brief
Extradition ordered in abuse case
The High Court has ordered the extradition to Poland of a man wanted there on charges of sexually abusing a teenage girl.
Polish authorities had sought the extradition of Jaroslav Piotr Gotszlik (34), previously of Ilawa, Poland, who had an address at Pullnaholia, Belclare, near Tuam, Co Galway.
Mr Gotszlik is facing charges of sexual exploitation of children and child pornography in Ilawa from November 2005.
If convicted, he faces a maximum of 12 years in prison. Yesterday Mr Justice Michael Peart made the order for Mr Gotszlik’s surrender, but placed a stay on this until a number of charges against Mr Gotszlik before the Irish courts have been processed.
Seven years’ jail on cocaine charge
A man was yesterday jailed for seven years with two years suspended for his part in a plan by a UK gang to import cocaine from South America into the UK and Ireland through Cork.
Richard Cronin (43), with addresses at the Acre, Pouladuff Road, Cork and Briggs House, Chambers Street, Bethnal Green, London pleaded guilty to possessing €50,000 worth of cocaine for sale or supply at Blarney Road in Cork on November 25th, 2008.
Judge Sean O’Donnabhain at Cork Circuit Criminal Court said Cronin had knowingly participated in the operation for financial gain.
Seven years for having explosives
A Limerick man was jailed for seven years by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin yesterday for the possession of explosives in Co Tipperary last February.
Kenneth O’Reilly (29), Killmurray Court, Garryowen, Co Limerick, pleaded guilty last July to the unlawful possession of an explosive substance – one kilogram of black powder – at Limerick Road, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, on February 28th last.
Det Supt Diarmuid O’Sullivan, Special Detective Unit, said O’Reilly was bringing the powder from Limerick to give to someone in the IRA. He said the powder is used in pipe bombs.
Judgment granted on unpaid rent
Developer Liam Carroll and his wife have been granted judgment against a company of architects for unpaid rent.
The couple have been granted summary judgment for €13,800 against architect Kevin Buggle, head of Buggle and Associates, architects, Reuben Street, Dublin 8.
Barrister Olwyn Bennett, counsel for Liam and Roisin Carroll, told Judge Jacqueline Linnane in the Circuit Civil Court yesterday that offices in Reuben House had been rented to Buggle by one of the Carroll group companies, Oze Construction.
Judge Linnane granted summary judgment against Buggle and awarded legal costs to the Carrolls.
Gogarty new Green education speaker
Green TD Paul Gogarty has been re-appointed as his party’s education spokesman.
Mr Gogarty resigned from the role in March, saying the position had been undermined by a decision taken at the party conference to set up a group charged with achieving the Greens’ education commitments.
He said the issue was discussed at the parliamentary party meeting on Tuesday.
“It was the first time it officially came up after the Programme for Government. It wasn’t a vote or anything. John [Gormley] said are you interested in taking this back up and I said ‘Yes’, ” Mr Gogarty said.