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Bully-boy barber jailed for series of domestic assaults back in court
Bully-boy barber jailed for series of domestic assaults back in court

Sunday World

time3 days ago

  • Sunday World

Bully-boy barber jailed for series of domestic assaults back in court

Appearing by video link from HMP Magilligan, 39-year-old Gary Herron had to ask 'what's this in relation to?' A bully-boy barber, recently jailed for a series of domestic assaults, was back in court over unpaid fines. Appearing at Ballymena Magistrates Court by video link from HMP Magilligan, 39-year-old Gary Herron had to ask 'what's this in relation to,' confirming that he is a sentenced prisoner with a release date in July next year. District Judge Nigel Broderick explained that Herron had two summons before the court, both for unpaid fines relating to driving offences. He told Herron that arising from offences of speeding, careless driving and failing to produce his driving licence in relation to offences in October 2023 and May 2024, he had £330 fines outstanding. 'I thought my solicitor had dealt with these matters,' Herron protested so Judge Broderick said he would adjourn the case to allow the defendant time to speak to his solicitor. '100%,' Herron declared as he was taken back to his cell. Last May at Antrim Crown Court, Judge Fiona Bagnall activated a previously suspended two-year jail sentence and ordered it to be served consecutively to the sentence the 39-year-old was already serving. Having heard that permatanned and heavily tattooed Herron started a ten month sentence for domestic assaults on a different victim, the judge said she 'can find nothing of mitigation in his behaviour or anything that would cause me to reduce it.' 'When I look at the facts of this case, I do not think that the totality principle is offended by adding to that sentence,' Judge Bagnall ruled. Gary Herron It was in February last year, at the same court, that Herron narrowly escaped going to prison for the first time after his two year jail sentence was suspended for two years, At that time, the court heard that Herron was undergoing a probation order which included a programme designed to reduce domestic violence. Judge Philip Babington described Herron's behaviour as 'quite appalling' in that he had subjected his ex to a series of 'toxic' messages which 'show you as a pathetic bully of women and that is worrying for society.' The judge heard that toxic messaging and months of demeaning domestic abuse, culminated in a physical assault. On the day he was due to go on trial, Herron entered 11th hour dock confessions to causing actual bodily harm, possessing a hammer as a weapon and supplying class A ecstasy on 23 June 2023 as well as a further charge of domestic abuse by engaging in an abusive course of behaviour on dates between 1 March 2022 and 16 February 2023. At that time, prosecuting counsel Suzanne Gallagher said that Herron and his victim had been at a concert at the Belsonic music festival when he supplied her with a single ecstasy tablet but there had also been a verbal argument which continued when they got back to the defendant's home. After knocking her to the floor, Herron 'kicked her to the side of the head causing her to have a golf ball sized swelling,' said the barrister, adding that the victim was able to call a friend 'to come and get her.' Herron snatched the phone from her and wouldn't give it back and the court heard that when the Good Samaritan arrived to help the victim, the barber turned bully came out 'brandishing and swinging a hammer in a threatening manner,' but never actually used the weapon. The domestic abuse offence related to 'hundreds of pages of text messages…and there would be fairly nasty messaging back and forth,' including videos Herron had taken and kept of him verbally abusing and demeaning the victim. Herron was sentenced for those offences in February 2024 and was fortunate to walk free from court after the two year sentence was suspended, but Ms Gallagher emphasised that within weeks, Herron was subjecting another partner to further incidents of domestic abuse and assault. It was on 1 May 2024 when Herron walked into the home of his latest victim, went into her bedroom and grabbing her face with both hands, 'forcibly pushed her face into the wall' and punched her on the arms. His victim was forced to testify and reliving her ordeals, she told the court how Herron: Covered her face with his hand as he smashed her head off a wall; Punched her, leaving her with bruising that was so bad it lasted for two months; Threw her over the bed and sent her pictures of nooses hanging up; Threatened to visit family members unless the woman met up with him; Left her voicemails with other men saying they were on their way down to make a 'little girl' out of her; Threatened the woman with pictures he had of her. Initially Herron was convicted and handed an eight month prison sentence for those offences but he appealed it. Ironically though, the court ruled that eight months was not long enough so the sentence was increased to ten months. Jailing Herron in May and ordering the two year sentence to be added on to the ten months, Judge Bagnall was as scathing as she was sceptical and told the court Herron was 'fortunate' to have received a suspended sentence in the first place. 'Why should I give him any benefit,' the judge asked rhetorically, 'he got a suspended sentence and then he reoffends, with precisely the same offence, very shortly after the sentence had been put in place - you cannot get any worse than that.' 'And then he is sentenced in the Magistrates Court and yes he was entitled to appeal but he did not recognise his wrong doing and his reaction was well, I will appeal that too. 'There are two victims in separate incidents and he has had the benefit of a suspended sentence,' Judge Bagnall said as she activated the two year sentence in its entirety and ordered it to be served consecutively.

Charli XCX: Meet the Apple Girls from star's Belsonic gig
Charli XCX: Meet the Apple Girls from star's Belsonic gig

BBC News

time19-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • BBC News

Charli XCX: Meet the Apple Girls from star's Belsonic gig

Thousands of fans who attended Charli XCX's Belsonic gig on Wednesday night will have been waking up to watch clips of her performance back on their two fans have been replaying their own performances again and Lawther and Maisie Smith were picked to be Belfast's 'Apple Girls' at the gig, picked from the crowd to perform a viral dance, projected on the big screens, during Charli's song Apple. Speaking to BBC News NI, Anna joked she and Maisie watched their performance back "too many times". "It's so crazy. I can't believe that out of all those people it was us," she said."Everyone's been really nice in the comments saying we did a good job so we're proud to represent Belfast well."Maisie said she and Anna, who are both 20, were in disbelief when they were chosen."We obviously didn't think it was going to happen to us and then it did." Anna, who is from Belfast, and Maisie, who is from Hertfordshire, met at Loughborough University. The friends queued from about 15:30 BST on Wednesday and ran to the barriers in front of the stage when they got in, securing a prime spot. 'Do you know the Apple Dance?' Maisie was originally going to make a sign that said "Hello from Bishop's Stortford" - her hometown, which is also where Charli went to the end, they did not get round to that and she said they were just "genuinely enjoying [themselves]" and not even trying to attract attention when they were spotted by a crew came over and typed on his phone: "Do you know the Apple Dance?""We just looked at each other and went: 'Oh my word, no way'," Anna said. "And we were like: 'Yes, yes, yes'."A few songs later, the girls were on the big screen."It's all a bit of a blur," Anna said, adding that they were so focused on the camera they didn't actually look at the screen."We were just trying to lock in, get the dance right." Belsonic, which takes place at Ormeau Park in south Belfast, will run until the end of June and more than 100,000 people are expected to attend. What is the Apple Dance? Several songs from Charli's sixth album, Brat, have gone viral on social media with fans recording dance trend of selecting an 'Apple Girl' began during Charli's Sweat tour last summer and has continued as part of the current Brat Charli performs Apple, a camera cuts to a fan doing the Apple Dance in the actor and content creator Kelley Heyer created the viral dance moves - and she was invited by Charli to appear on the big screen at the New York leg of her Sweat tour in has said the dance was inspired by what she felt was a lack of appreciation initially for Apple. Other famous Apple Girls include Chappell Roan, Lorde, Clairo, Jenna Ortega, and Romy celebrities like Dave Grohl, Brooke Shields, Joe Jonas, Jessica Alba, Cara Delevingne and even Charli herself have participated in the trend online. What is Brat? Brat - and the 'brat summer' the album spawned - was one of the pop culture sensations of album, released in June 2024, was a critical success minimalistic album art - with the word Brat stylised in a low-resolution Arial font on a lime-green background - became the fodder of memes, with individuals and businesses jumping on the brat summer idea of "brat" was adopted by some fans as a rejection of the "clean girl" aesthetic, popularised on on social media, Charli described brat as a girl who "is a little messy and likes to party and maybe says some dumb things some times"."Who feels like herself but maybe also has a breakdown. But kind of like parties through it, is very honest, very blunt. A little bit volatile. Like, does dumb things. But it's brat. You're brat. That's brat," she said. The phrase even reached the heights of American politics after Charli used the phrase to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Harris campaign then scattered references to the album across its social media accounts, renaming her profile Kamala was also chosen as Collins Dictionary word of the have defined it as someone with a "confident, independent and hedonistic attitude". Who is playing Belsonic 2025? Snow Patrol, Alanis Morissette, Charli XCX, Justin Timberlake and Irish DJ BLK are among a host of big names taking to the stage this featuring are Stereophonics, Madness, Catfish and the Bottlemen and Lush! dance music fans, the Boiler Room will see Dutch DJ and producer Chris Stussy team up with KETTAMA, a DJ and producer from Galway.

Everything you need to know about Charli XCX's Dublin and Belfast gigs
Everything you need to know about Charli XCX's Dublin and Belfast gigs

RTÉ News​

time13-06-2025

  • Entertainment
  • RTÉ News​

Everything you need to know about Charli XCX's Dublin and Belfast gigs

Charli XCX is set to bring her BRAT tour to Ireland with two huge outdoor shows in Dublin and Belfast this June. BRAT, the Ivor Novello-winning singer-songwriter's sixth studio album, made an indelible mark on the cultural zeitgeist when it was released last June, and now Irish fans will finally get a chance to see the songs performed live. The acclaimed English popstar is set play Dublin's Malahide Castle and Belsonic, a music festival held at Ormeau Park in Belfast. Find out everything you need to know about the hotly-anticipated gigs here. When and Where Charli XCX will take to the stage at Malahide Castle on 17 June and Belsonic Belfast on 18 June. 💚Following the release of the critically acclaimed album 'BRAT', electronic superstar @charli_xcx has announced shows at Malahide Castle, Dublin on 17 June and Ormeau Park as part of the @belsonicbelfast series on 18 June 2025. 🎟️Tickets on sale Friday at 12pm… — Ticketmaster Ireland (@TicketmasterIre) November 20, 2024 Getting There Malahide Castle, Co Dublin As traffic delays are inevitable, concert-goers are encouraged to walk, cycle, use public transport and private coach services. DART - Take the DART from any city centre station to Malahide station. The station is approximately a 15 minute walk from the castle. Bus - Dublin Bus routes 42, 42d and 142 connect the city centre with Malahide village. Dublin Bus is also running a ConcertExpress service for all Malahide Castle concerts. For full details click here. Please note: During the concert dates, Malahide Castle's car park will be closed from 2pm. Approach route - Pedestrians will only be permitted into the grounds of Malahide Castle via Hogans Gate (near DART station). Pedestrians will not be permitted to enter through any other park gate. Belsonic Translink have put on a range of bus and train travel options for Belsonic 2025. Bus - Special Goldliner coach services will operate from/to Foyle Street Buscentre for select Belsonic events. Tickets can be purchased online only. Metro - Ormeau Park is serviced by the Metro 7 corridor and some Metro 6 services. Plan ahead with the Translink Journey Planner app or online. Rail - There will be additional Rail Services to Ormeau Park running throughout Belsonic. All additional services depart from Lanyon Place Station. Please note: There is no designated parking at the Belsonic concert site. Opening time of the venues Malahide Castle - Gates open at 5pm. No queueing allowed before the gates open. There are no re-admissions to the concert. If you leave, there is no re-entry. Belsonic Belfast - Gates open at 6pm with organisers warning concert-goers not to arrive on site until close to that time. Last entry/gates close at 9.45pm sharp and there is an expected 11pm curfew. Can I still buy tickets? Nope! The tickets have long been snapped up for these gigs. Fans can keep an eye on Ticketmaster for official resale tickets and see if they get lucky. Support act Special guest for both gigs will be English indie pop musician The Japanese House. Age restrictions For Dublin and Belfast, under 16s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 25, who takes full responsibility and remains with them throughout the event. Gigs are not permitted for under 5s. For Belsonic - front standing is for those aged 10 and above only. What else should I be aware of Malahide Castle and Belsonic are both standing only venues, and both concerts take place outdoors. Check the forecast and dress accordingly for Irish weather. Strict security checks will be in operation. Among the items not permitted are: bags larger than A4, glass or cans, umbrellas, parasols, alcohol, garden furniture, e-scooters and e-bikes, flares, professional cameras and audio recording equipment.

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