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Sunday World
6 days ago
- Sunday World
Two gardaí accused of a number of charges to stand trial
Garda Brian Carroll (42) and Sergeant James Muldowney (47) have a number of charges against them. The two gardai appeared before a sitting of Longford District Court. Two gardaí are to stand trial in the Circuit Criminal Court accused of a number of charges in the midlands. Garda Brian Carroll (42) of Ballinaboy, Kilteevan, Co Roscommon, and Sergeant James Muldowney (47) of Greenville, Caltra, Ballinasloe, Co Galway, appeared at a sitting of Longford District Court before Judge Michael Connellan on Monday Garda Carroll was charged with disclosing confidential information to a named male at Esquires Coffee, N4 Axis Centre, Longford on September 12, 2021 while knowing the release of such was 'likely to have a harmful effect' under Section 62 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005. He was further charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice by damaging his mobile phone prior to the lawful search of his home on March 16, 2022. His garda colleague, Sgt Muldowney's charges related to allegations of theft and attempting to obstruct the course of justice. The two gardai appeared before a sitting of Longford District Court. News in 90 Seconds - August 12th The first of those is alleged to have occurred on September 29, 2021 at Palace Drive, Ardnacassa, Longford, where the accused is alleged to have stolen a sum of cash. The more recent and second charge alleges that Sgt Muldowney did 'harm, threaten, menace, intimidate, put in fear' a named male witness at Lanesboro Street, Roscommon, on January 17, 2024 with the intention of causing an investigation to be 'obstructed, perverted or interfered' with contrary to Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1999. The gardaí are both serving officers attached to the Mayo/Roscommon/Longford Garda Division. Detective Sergeant Paul Dowling gave evidence of having arrested the two men by appointment at Granard Garda Station on July 28. He said both officers made no reply when the charges were put to them before giving the pair true copies of each charge sheet linked to the investigation. He said directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had been received, instructions which had paved the way for both cases to go before the Circuit Criminal Court. Det Sgt Dowling also revealed the DPP would be consenting to one or both officers going forward on a signed guilty plea 'should that arise' in due course. He consequently applied for an eight-week adjournment to allow for the preparation and servicing of a book of evidence. Defence counsel for Garda Carroll, Niall Flynn BL, said his client remained anxious for that exercise to be expedited as swiftly as possible in light of the fact he had 'professed his innocence' from the outset and was very much eager to 'clear his name'. Diarmuid Quinn, defence solicitor for Sgt Muldowney, said his client was likewise consenting to an eight-week remand. In doing so, he asked for the accused to be excused on its return date should there be any hold-up in the servicing of a book of evidence. Judge Connellan approved that request and sanctioned the State's application compelling Sgt Muldowney to refrain from contacting any prosecution witnesses in relation to the case either directly or indirectly. Both officers were consequently remanded on bail to a sitting of Longford District Court on October 14.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Cha Cha Nova Sells For $803,000
Read the full story on Backfire News All eyes were on the legendary Cha Cha Nova when it crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson 2025 in Scottsdale. By the time the hammer fell, the winning bid was a whopping $803,000 proving the car is as iconic as many had anticipated. Since it's a new build, this was its first market 1969 Chevy Nova lovingly called Cha Cha was built as a homage to Shirley Muldowney, a legendary female drag racer who also goes by Cha Cha and is often called the First Lady of Drag Racing. To create a car worthy of the legend's name, this was given a Chevrolet Performance ZZ632 big block V8 with 1,004-horsepower on tap. Added to that is a Hogan's Racing custom intake manifold plus a Motion Raceworks ICON throttle body. On the fuel side, a Rick's Tanks custom stainless fuel system has been added with dual pumps to feed the beast. Handling all that power is a Tremec Magnum 6-speed manual transmission, which feeds into a 4-inch aluminum driveshaft. Of course, with plenty of power needs to come even more control or it's really good for nothing. That's why this build includes a Speedtech Performance Extreme subframe. Added to that is an Extreme High Mount independent rear suspension plus Baer 14-inch 6-piston brakes. Some of the body elements are custom-made carbon-fiber pieces. Muldowney's own color palette with Switchblade Silver, Royal Amethyst, and Sparkling Berry provide a strong visual statement for the exterior. Red River Customs did the custom interior using leather upholstery with pink and nickel stitching, plus laser etching of the names of the drag strips Muldowney won during her illustrious career. You'll also note the steering wheel, which was made by Billet Specialties. In a modern twist, the two gauge clusters are digital screens, an interesting move for a Nova build. All those attentions to detail in tribute to Muldowney turned into a bidding war and quite the final bid. Images via Barrett-Jackson
