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Student drove at 160km/hr during yellow weather alert
A student who was driving at 160km/hr on the dual carriageway into Sligo town was extremely apologetic and had learned his lesson, his solicitor told Sligo District Court. A client was charged with dangerous driving on the N4 at Carraroe, which Judge Brendan O’Reilly...
School girl gets €40,000 for fall
A young girl who slipped and fell, injuring her head at Sligo Racecourse has been awarded damages of €40,000 at the Circuit Court in Sligo. The court was told that the plaintiff was walking through the entrance the racecourse when she slipped and injured herself on...
35K settlement to toddler
A Sligo Circuit Court Judge stated he was 'agog' at the amount offered by an insurance company in a case where a toddler had been accidentally locked in a Sligo creche for thirty minutes. On been told of the €35,000 offer, Judge Keenan Johnson told the child's...
Teacher to be compensated over comments on gay son
“A primary school has been ordered to compensate a teacher after the Equality Tribunal found she had been harassed on religious grounds and discriminated against because her son was gay. Resource teacher Bernie Marron took the case against the board of management of...
Former Garda member Brendan Phillips fined €2000
“A former Garda and former GAA star has been fined €2,000 for defrauding a bank out of €450 in an ATM scam. Garda Brendan Phillips (35), an ex-Sligo inter-county footballer, who had been based in Blanchardstown in Dublin, is facing dismissal after he pleaded guilty to...
Business man gets off speeding charge Sligo District Court
A business man who operates a successful decorating business gets off with speeding 127km/h in a 100km/h zone. Ms. Laura Spellman argued that her client needs his licence to operate his business. Judge Kevin P. Kilraine struck out the conviction and allowed the man to...