Other court news in brief
Youth bailed over rock attack on bus
A teenager, who allegedly cracked a woman's skull when he threw a rock at a bus, has been remanded on continuing bail by Judge Patrick Brady at the Dublin Children's Court to allow a judge to consider findings of psychiatric reports.
The rock smashed through the window of a Dublin Bus and hit a passenger who was in hospital for a week, it is alleged.
The youth (17) has been charged with assault causing harm to the woman and criminal damage to the bus, at Green Road, Blanchardstown, on February 3rd last year.
The Children's Court is to decide whether the case should be retained there or instead be sent forward to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, which, on conviction, can impose lengthier sentences.
Apartment claim against Gubay
Former rally driver Rosemary Smith has brought High Court proceedings claiming that a 25sq m studio apartment, with no storage facilities, offered to her by businessman Albert Gubay, is too small for life-long habitation. She says it breaches their agreement under which she agreed to vacate her family home in Sandyford in exchange for rent-free accommodation for the rest of her life.
Ms Smith (70) claims Mr Gubay and his company, Mardown Ltd, have failed to comply with the terms of an agreement between them under which she was to be provided with a rent-free studio apartment at Blackglen Road, Sandyford.
The agreement was based on Ms Smith vacating her family home on Blackglen Road where Mr Gubay built a fitness centre.
Mr Gubay, Santon, Isle of Man, and Mardown Ltd deny Ms Smith's claim for specific performance of an agreement which arose out of separate High Court proceedings between the two which were settled in February 2007.
Five years for high-speed driver
A man who drove a stolen car at high speed, crashing several times, ramming a Garda car and causing serious injury to a taxi driver has been given a five-year sentence.
Desmond Fitzgerald (30), Clondalkin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing serious injury to Caroline Sweeny and reckless driving on the Naas Road in October 2007.
Two held after cannabis seizure
Two men are in custody following the seizure of cannabis resin with a street value of €270,000 in
Co Kilkenny. Gardaí swooped on a vessel at Belview Port in Slieverue on Wednesday and seized the drugs, arresting Indonesians Slamel Widodo and Jantje Pelapelaphon.