A round-up of today's other stories in brief
File will go to DPP over infant's death
A file will be sent to the DPP following the death of a one-year-old boy, an inquest heard yesterday.
The baby, Jamie Sutton, St John’s Park, Waterford, was pronounced dead at Temple Street children’s hospital on February 27th this year.
Det Insp Michael Lacey of Waterford Garda station told an inquest into the baby’s death, which was opened at the Dublin City Coroner’s Court yesterday, that a file would be going to the Director of Public Prosecutions. He anticipated the file would be sent in the new year.
The death is being actively investigated.
Det Insp Lacey applied for a six-month adjournment of the inquest under section 25.1 of the Coroner’s Act 1962, which coroner Dr Brian Farrell granted. He adjourned the inquest for further mention to April 2011.
All issues between Crosbie and Dunnes Stores 'put to bed'
All outstanding issues relating to the settlement of a legal row between Dunnes Stores and businessman Harry Crosbie over a €46 million agreement related to the Point Village development in Dublin have been “finally put to bed,” the Commercial Court was told yesterday.
The case, which related to the Point Village agreement of February 27th, 2008, under which Dunnes would operate a €23 million flagship store in the Point Village and would pay €46 million, plus VAT, for certain works, was settled last July on the basis of a “comprehensive arrangement” but some issues remained between the sides.
After discussions yesterday, Mr Justice Frank Clarke was told all the outstanding issues had been resolved.
Dunnes had sued Point Village Development Ltd and Mr Crosbie, who was in court yesterday, arguing it was entitled to rescind the agreement due to the alleged abandonment of the defendant’s plans to build a 102 metre high watchtower.
Six-year sentence for drug smuggler
A man who ingested 66 pellets of cocaine valued at €55,000 in Brazil before flying to Ireland has been given a six-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Michael Alozie (43), formerly of Collins Avenue, Dublin, pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply at Dublin airport on December 24th, 2009.
Judge Tony Hunt imposed a six-year sentence but suspended the final three on condition that Alozie leave the country within 24 hours of his release and not return for 10 years.
Garda Garvan Lennon told Michael Bowman, prosecuting, that suspicions were raised at the airport by inconsistencies in Alozie’s reasons for being in Ireland.
Aileen Donnelly SC, defending, said Alozie was preyed upon because of his debts.
Uninsured legal practice closed
The High Court has ordered the closure of a solicitor’s practice because he has been unable to obtain professional indemnity insurance for it.
President of the High Court Mr Justice Nicholas Kearns yesterday ordered that all files from the practice of Michael O’Sullivan, Baggot Hall, Baggot Street, Dublin, be handed over to the Law Society within 14 days.
Mr O’Sullivan, appearing for himself, asked for more time as he believed he could get insurance.
Paul Anthony McDermott, for the society, said the matter had been before the court a number of times in the last few months to allow Mr O’Sullivan to get insurance with companies in the commercial market. If anything, matters in that regard had worsened with the Royal and Sun Alliance company having pulled out of this area of the market, Mr McDermott said.
Mr Justice Kearns said he had to grant the society the closure orders. He refused a stay and awarded costs to the society.