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BreakingNews.ie
19-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Woman (48) weeps in court as she admits killing her partner
A 48-year-old woman has admitted killing her partner in North County Dublin last year. Olesja Hertova, of Hastings Lawn, Balbriggan, was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday, where she was arraigned on the single count of unlawfully killing James Ryan. Advertisement She started crying when the charge was put to her, and she pleaded guilty to his manslaughter on August 11th, 2024, at Hastings Lawn. Her barrister, Bernard Condon SC, explained to the court that the deceased was her husband, and he asked for the earliest sentence date available. Judge Orla Crowe remanded her in custody for sentencing on July 3rd, 2025.
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- Irish Times
Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter of partner in Co Dublin
A 48-year-old woman has admitted killing her partner in Co Dublin last year. Olesja Hertova of Hastings Lawn, Balbriggan was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday where she was arraigned on the single count of unlawfully killing James Ryan (61). She started crying when the charge was put to her, and she pleaded guilty to his manslaughter on August 11th, 2024 at Hastings Lawn. Her barrister, Bernard Condon SC, explained to the court that the deceased was her husband, and he asked for the earliest sentence date available. READ MORE Judge Orla Crowe remanded her in custody for sentencing on July 3rd. Mr Ryan, a father of four, grandfather and former member of the Defence Forces, suffered from Parkinson's disease and COPD and died a day after he was injured on August 10th, a previous hearing was told.
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- Irish Times
Woman (48) admits killing husband in Balbriggan
A 48-year-old woman has admitted killing her partner in north county Dublin last year. Olesja Hertova of Hastings Lawn, Balbriggan was before Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Monday, where she was arraigned on the single count of unlawfully killing James Ryan. She started crying when the charge was put to her, and she pleaded guilty to his manslaughter on August 11th, 2024 at Hastings Lawn. Her barrister, Bernard Condon SC, explained to the court that the deceased was her husband, and he asked for the earliest sentence date available. READ MORE Judge Orla Crowe remanded her in custody for sentencing on July 3rd, 2025.
Irish Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Landowner and architect in court dispute over plan for whiskey distillery in north Dublin
A landowner and an architect are in dispute over plans that were drawn up for a whiskey distillery on a site in north Co Dublin, the Commercial Court heard. James McNally, of Naul, Co Dublin, is the owner of the site in Stephenstown, Balbriggan, which he says he got as an inheritance. He says he has entered into an agreement to sell it to Wyoming, US-registered Harvest Lodge Distilleries LLC. But, he says, the deal has been stalled because the architect who prepared the drawings and planning application for the distillery, Andrew Cassidy trading as Cassidy Consultants, is claiming to have an interest in the lands. READ MORE This arose, Mr McNally says in an affidavit, out of a 2018 agreement between Mr Cassidy and Harvest Lodge to provide architectural services in relation to a planning application for the whiskey distillery and business campus on the property. Mr McNally says Harvest Lodge paid Mr Cassidy a total of some €650,000. Planning permission was granted in February 2023 with Mr McNally having to provide a letter of consent for planners to say he was the owner of the land. Last March, he says, he reached agreement in principle with Harvest Lodge to sell the property for €11 million with a closing date of this month (May). In April, Mr Cassidy's solicitor asserted an interest in the property on behalf of Mr Cassidy, it was claimed. A fee for his services of €900,000 was claimed along with a claim that a valuation would have to carried out on Mr Cassidy's intellectual property rights in relation to the drawings he prepared for the planning application. On Monday, the Commercial Court heard that the defendant was asserting that he had a 5 per cent entitlement to the value of the development based on his intellectual property rights. Mr McNally denies there is any such right. Mr Justice Mark Sanfey adjourned an application to have the case entered into the fast track commercial list for a week to allow the defendant file an affidavit in response to the entry application. Mr McNally is asking the court for a declaration that the defendant has no legal or equitable interest in the property so that he can proceed with the sale to Harvest Lodge.
Irish Times
17-05-2025
- Irish Times
Annual Garda memorial day made ‘more poignant' by recent killing of colleague
This year's annual Garda memorial day was described as particularly poignant coming just days after the killing of an officer on duty. Garda Kevin Flatley died last Sunday after being struck by a motorcycle at a speed checkpoint in Co Dublin. President Michael D Higgins, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris were among the crowds of mourners who attended the funeral service for the 49-year-old married father of two in Balbriggan on Friday. On Saturday, Garda Flatley's parents were among those who attended the annual memorial day at Dublin Castle. READ MORE Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan described the day as 'particularly poignant' following the recent loss of Garda Flatley. 'My immediate thoughts are with his wife Una and their two children Aoife and Erin, his parents, his family and his friends,' he said. 'I offer my condolences again to them at this deeply sad time. 'I also offer my condolences to the men and women Garda Flatley worked with in the roads policing division, and indeed all of his colleagues in the wider Garda family.' He said Garda Flatley 'typified the ethos of An Garda Síochána'. 'He worked in service of those he lived alongside,' he said. 'I am very conscious that Garda Flatley died doing what gardaí do every day across the country, working to keep us all safe. His death is a stark reminder to all of us of the very real dangers involved in being a member of An Garda Síochána. 'Today is an opportunity for us to remember and recognise the selflessness and bravery of those who are gone ... having been killed in the line of duty.' Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said he wanted to 'particularly welcome' Garda Flatley's parents Michael and Breda to the service. 'His tragic death serves as a stark reminder of the fragility of life and the dangers faced by gardaí daily in the course of their duties ... Very sadly, our roll of honour now stands at 90 gardaí. Soon Kevin's name will join the 89 other names etched on our Garda memorial here, and on each Garda memorial day when we gather here in these beautiful surroundings we will remember Kevin and all those killed in the line of duty. 'Today we honour their service to this country, their commitment to making Ireland a safer place, their contribution to society and the State.'
