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Irish Daily Mirror
26-04-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man appears in court following €50,000 jewellery theft in Dublin
An alleged burglar arrested during a Garda investigation into the theft of €50,000 worth of jewellery from a high-end Dublin jeweller has been remanded in custody. Ionut Firica, 31, from Romania, was arrested on Friday morning and appeared today at Dublin District Court. Defence counsel Sam Friel informed Judge Catherine Ghent that his client "is only in the country five days" and deferred his bail application. Mr Firica, who has been using an address on George's Street in Dublin, is charged with entering Bespoke Diamonds on Kildare Street, Dublin 2 as a trespasser to commit theft on April 25. Garda Niamh Dunne told Judge Ghent that the man was arrested at St. Stephen's Green in the early hours of Friday, taken to Pearse Street station, and "made no reply" when charged. The officer confirmed that she would object to his bail. The accused, who has yet to indicate a plea, listened to the proceedings with the help of an interpreter and did not speak during the hearing. Mr Friel BL, instructed by solicitor Stephen O'Mahony, told Judge Ghent his client was not applying for bail at this stage. He was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on May 2, and an interpreter was booked to attend the next hearing. Legal aid was granted. Mr Firica had been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning until he was charged on Friday night and then held pending his court hearing. Gardaí sealed St. Stephen's Green Park to conduct a daylight search of the area. At approximately 6am, they located a bag and its contents, and the jewellery was recovered. The charge against Mr Firica is under Section 12 of the Theft and Fraud Act. No further evidence was provided by gardaí to support the objection to bail once the accused sought an adjournment and consented to go into custody. Directions from the Director of Public Prosecution must be obtained.
Sunday World
26-04-2025
- Sunday World
Man charged with €50k jewellery theft was ‘only in the country five days', court told
Ionut Firica, 31, from Romania, was arrested Friday morning and appeared today at Dublin District Court. An alleged burglar arrested during a Garda investigation into the theft of €50,000 worth of jewellery from a high-end Dublin jeweller has been remanded in custody. Ionut Firica, 31, from Romania, was arrested Friday morning and appeared today at Dublin District Court. Defence counsel Sam Friel informed Judge Catherine Ghent that his client "is only in the country five days" and defferring his bail application. Mr Firica, who has been using an address on George's Street in Dublin, is charged with entering Bespoke Diamonds, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, as a trespasser to commit theft on April 25. Read more Conor McGregor shares video from anti-immigration protest in Dublin Garda Niamh Dunne told Judge Ghent that the man was arrested at St Stephen's Green in the early hours of Friday, taken to Pearse Street station, and "made no reply" when charged. The officer confirmed that she would object to his bail. The accused, who has yet to indicate a plea, listened to the proceedings with the help of an interpreter and did not speak during the hearing. Mr Friel BL, instructed by solicitor Stephen O'Mahony, told Judge Ghent his client was not applying for bail at this stage. He was remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on May 2, and an interpreter was booked to attend the next hearing. Legal aid was granted. Mr Firica had been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 for questioning until he was charged on Friday night and then held pending his court hearing. Gardai sealed St. Stephen's Green Park to conduct a daylight search of the area. At approximately 6 am, they located a bag and its contents and the jewellery was recovered. The charge against Mr Firica is under section 12 of the Theft and Fraud Act. No further evidence was provided by the gardaí to support the objection to bail once the accused sought an adjournment and consented to go into custody. Directions from the Director of Public Prosecution must be obtained.
