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A round-up of the other news stories in brief

Threat to cut off nursing home sewerage halted

THE High Court has granted an injunction restraining a builder from cutting off sewerage services to a Donegal nursing home that has 32 residents and is in receivership.

The interim order was granted by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy against John O’Donnell, Ballyherrin, Kilmacrennan, Letterkenny, Donegal, and Kilmac Formwork Ltd of the same address, to receiver Declan Taite.

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Mr Taite said the defendants had claimed they had a 2007 agreement with the operator of the Áras Uí Dómhnaill nursing home in Milford that they would be paid €500,000 for providing a connection to a new sewage treatment plant they had built on adjoining lands. That money had not been paid and they were now threatening to sever the connection, it was claimed. Yesterday, Mr Taite was granted an injunction restraining Mr O’Donnell and Kilmac disconnecting, impeding or interfering with the sewerage system. Ms Justice Laffoy returned the matter to tomorrow.

Suspended term for Easter egg thief

A Dublin man who was involved in the theft of more than €9,000 worth of Cadbury’s Easter eggs for the Provisional IRA more than eight years ago was given a four-year suspended prison sentence by the Special Criminal Court yesterday.

Kenneth Gaffney (36), Oakwood Road, Finglas, pleaded guilty last June to handling stolen property, assorted confectionery worth €9,119.86, the property of Norse Merchant Ferries and Noel Byrne at Wooton, The Ward, Co Meath, on January 22nd, 2002.

Det Sgt Walter O’Connell told the court a consignment of Cadbury’s Crunchie Easter eggs arrived at Dublin port on January 19th, 2002, from England. Gardaí with a search warrant later discovered Gaffney and 26 pallets of Easter eggs in a warehouse.

Boxer assault  case adjourned

A “championship” boxer who knocked a man to the ground in a one-punch assault may be ordered to perform community service in lieu of a two-year sentence.

Olympic 2012 hopeful Martin Stokes (23) lashed out when he mistakenly believed he was about to be set upon by people who had earlier attacked his friend.

Stokes then pulled away a co-accused who kicked and punched the victim while he lay on the ground.

Stokes, of Old Castle Park Green, Clondalkin, Dublin, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm. He has no previous convictions.

Heineken legal action settled

A legal action against Heineken Ireland over alleged breaches of a joint venture agreement (JVA) which allegedly resulted in €10 million losses for the Nash drinks company has been settled at the Commercial Court.

Hartside Ltd, an Isle of Man based company, said it and Heineken, then Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd, entered into a (JVA) with several other parties in November 1996 for the acquisition and ownership of Nash Beverages Ltd. A number of ancillary agreements were also entered into.