A round-up of today's other stories in brief.
Circumcision case accused remanded
The trial of a man charged with endangerment of a young boy by carrying out a circumcision in August 2005 could take four days, Dundalk Circuit Criminal Court was told yesterday.
Philip Ogbewe, Marley Court, Drogheda, who is originally from Nigeria, denies the charge. The offence is alleged to have taken place in a house in Termon Abbey estate, Drogheda. The trial was scheduled to start yesterday but was adjourned to allow discovery of material to the defence team.
Judge Michael O'Shea remanded the accused on continuing bail and adjourned the case until the next sittings of the court.
Court told of DNA evidence
The father of a woman on trial accused of making false rape allegations against him, was not the father of any of her children as she also claimed, a forensic scientist told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.
Dr Dorothy Ramsbottom, of the Garda Forensic Science Laboratory, said DNA evidence proved beyond doubt that the woman's father was not the father of any of her children. The woman has pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of making false statements to gardaí from May 15th, 2002 to July 31st, 2002 under section 12 of the Criminal Law Act.
The 34-year-old woman made 13 alleged false statements claiming he raped and sexually abused her from the age of six and was the father of one of her children.
She then made a 14th statement withdrawing her allegations. The trial continues.
Father asks for leniency for son
The father of a drug addict caught with €135,380 of cocaine pleaded for leniency for his only remaining child at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday after the tragic deaths of his two other sons. Peter Fulton, a retired lecturer, told Judge Katherine Delahunt that his son had a "horrendous life as a child" due to illness and alleged sexual abuse as well as suffering the loss of his older and younger brothers.
Ciarán Fulton (42), Park Avenue, Castleknock, pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply at Phibsborough Road on January 10th, 2006.
Judge Katherine Delahunt adjourned sentencing to allow her consider reports handed into court.
Man pleads guilty to fraud
A 36-year-old man has admitted at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he defrauded Lever Faberge Ireland of goods valued at over €46,000.
Stephen Doyle (35), Main Street, Beaupark, Clongriffin, Baldoyle, pleaded guilty to dishonestly obtaining goods in October 2002 by purporting to be a genuine business person. He was remanded on bail.