Directions from DPP remain outstanding in alleged St Stephen's Day fatal hit-and-run
John Halpin (45) is charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of a husband and wife Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore.
Directions from the DPP remain outstanding in an alleged fatal hit-and-run incident that claimed the lives of a couple on St Stephen's Day.
John Halpin (45) is charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of a husband and wife Anthony Hogg and Georgina Hogg Moore.
Mr Halpin, with an address at Whitestown Avenue in Blanchardstown, is also charged with two counts of hit-and-run and failing to offer assistance at the scene at Blanchardstown Road South on December 26, 2024.
Judge David McHugh adjourned the case for four weeks to a date in July.
Mr Hogg (40) and his wife Georgina (39) were struck while crossing a road near Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
The couple, married with children, lived in the nearby Whitestown area.
Sergeant Conor Mohan told Blanchardstown District Court a co-accused was due in court on a date in July, and the State was 'hopeful directions would be available at that stage'.
As part of his bail conditions, Mr Halpin has been ordered to have no contact with any witnesses in the case, nor to have any contact with the deceased couple's family.
He has not yet indicated how he intends to plead to the charges.
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