In Short

A round-up of today's other court stories in brief

A round-up of today's other court stories in brief

Seizure of 'dishonest' man's assets

The Assets Recovery Agency in the North is to seize assets valued at a minimum of £537,000 from a Limavady man who was labelled "dishonest" in Belfast High Court, writes Gerry Moriarty .

This case was referred to the agency by PSNI which was not able to criminally prosecute William Wilson, from Rosslea Gardens, Limavady, Co Derry.

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However, the High Court, in a civil case by the agency, accepted that Mr Wilson's property and vehicles were not funded by legitimate income but by drug-dealing, obtaining property by deception and tax evasion.

Lord Justice Higgins concluded: "Simply put, his assertions relating to the source of all his money are not credible. In his evidence he demonstrated all the attributes associated with cunning and resourceful dishonesty."

Man is charged over stabbing

A man appeared in court yesterday charged in connection with an incident in which a 27-year-old Latvian man was fatally stabbed in Swords, Co Dublin, last weekend.

Mantas Pauliukonis (24), of The Crescent, Park West, Nangor Road, Clondalkin, Dublin, was charged with violent disorder at Chapel Lane/Oaklands Avenue, Swords, on June 3th.

Judge Cormac Dunne refused bail, and remanded Mr Pauliukonis in custody to appear in Cloverhill District Court on June 15th.

Two charged with firearms offences

Two Dublin men charged with firearms offences and membership of an illegal organisation have been remanded in custody following a sitting of the Special Criminal Court yesterday.

John Brock (34), of Homeland Road, Tallaght, and Thomas Morris (29), of Meadowlands Mews, Dún Laoghaire, were both charged with membership of an unlawful organisation styling itself the IRA contrary to the Offences Against the State Act.

The two were also charged with the unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition at Piperstown Hill, Tallaght, Dublin, on June 6th.

They will appear before a sitting of the Special Criminal Court on Tuesday.

Jailed for storing drugs

A father of six who stored drugs and weapons for a Limerick-based criminal gang with international connections has been jailed for seven years by Limerick Circuit Court

Aidan Radmall (36), of Old Cratloe Road, Limerick, pleaded guilty to having more than €400,000 worth of drugs and weapons in Limerick last summer.

Firm apologises for fatal collapse

The managing director of construction firm Coffey Group has apologised to the family of a 25-year-old man who died while working on a site in Limerick nearly two years ago.

Shaun McGowan (25), from Co Donegal, died when the wall of a trench he was working in collapsed on him. The incident happened on August 5th, 2005, at a site on the Dock Road in Limerick where Mr McGowan was working as a general operative for Coffey Construction Ltd.

Yesterday at Limerick Circuit Court the company, which is a subsidiary of the Coffey Group, was fined €100,000 after pleading guilty to four breaches of the Safety, Health and Welfare of Work Act.