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Agriland
23-05-2025
- Agriland
Court: Man who stole sheep and cut throat of pregnant ewe jailed
By Anne Lucey A 29-year old man who stole a sheep and also cut the throat of a pregnant ewe near Killarney in Co. Kerry has been handed down a 16-month sentence, with six months suspended. A victim impact statement by farmer Con O'Riordan at the Circuit Criminal Court in Tralee spoke of his horror and shock at what he came upon. The farmer, who had to pay the costs of the disposal of the animal, also said that the barbaric act has not left him. Richard Daroczi, previously of Ely O'Carroll Place, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, and a Hungarian native, pleaded guilty to stealing 'a ewe sheep in lamb' worth €500, the property of Con O'Riordan on January 5 at Cummeenabrick, Clonkeen, Kerry. He also admitted causing unnecessary suffering to an animal under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013. Daroczi was assisted by a Hungarian translator and represented by barrister Kate O'Connell, instructed by solicitor Eimear Griffin. Sheep In evidence, Garda Sergeant Nigel Shevlin said that Con O'Riordan is a sheep farmer living in Kilgarvan who has land at Cummeenabrick, Clonkeen. 'It's sheep country and there are no residential properties there,' he said. The court heard that the flock were in lamb. At 12.45p.m on January 5, Richard Daroczi pulled up at O'Brien's Filling Station and got fuel and drove off without paying, the garda outlined. That afternoon Con O'Riordan was on his land and he saw the accused with one of the sheep, which was a ewe in lamb. Daroczi said the sheep was his. He had cut the throat of the sheep. Gardaí were alerted and the accused had fled but his car was there. The ewe was identified by the tag, Sergeant Shevlin said. Two days later, entrails of another animal was found in the locality by neighbours. 'The accused man's car had been searched and meat was found, but that animal could not be identified as the tag had been removed,' Sergeant Shevlin added. The next day, a man met the accused at a filling station in Tralee and the accused offered to sell him a lamb. Sergeant Shevlin said that what the accused was doing was going to remote areas to take sheep and killing them to butcher them and then sell them on to members of the public. Farmer A victim impact statement was read by Sergeant Shevlin on behalf of Con O'Riordan, who was in court. The farmer told how he came 'across this man carrying a knife and he had an animal beside him and its throat was cut'. 'I was and am still shocked by this, I had never seen anything like it before and never wish to see it again. 'It was the sheer barbarity of it and his attitude when I met him. He didn't care at all, it was like he thought there was something wrong with me for caring. He showed no remorse.' 'The two ewes would have hardly come to €500 and to add insult to injury I had to pay another man €200 to remove the other sheep away to prevent them being butchered,' he said. O'Riordan said it had never struck him previously that such a thing could happen, but ' it was always in his head now this could happen again'. Katie O'Connell, defence barrister said her client 'is very apologetic' and that he had been homeless at the time. 'He never came to attention of gardaí for anything like this before. He seems to have just gone off the rails entirely. He was homeless at the time and trying to sell the sheep,' she said. Jail Judge Ronan Munro said that he understood why Con O'Riordan was shocked. He said the accused is entitled to credit for his plea of guilty, and sentenced him to a total of 16 months – 10 for the theft of the sheep; six for the cruelty, and the fuel theft was also taken into consideration. The final six months of the sentence has been suspended for three years. The sentence of 10 months was backdated to January 25. Richard Daroczi was ordered to stay away from Con O'Riordan's land and stay out of Kenmare and Kilgarvan.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
JSDC board funds $1M for program to develop residential lots
May 13—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors unanimously approved on Monday, May 12, funding $1 million for a program that would help develop infrastructure for residential lots. The program would be 100% funded by the city of Jamestown's economic development fund with Jamestown City Council approval. The JSDC board previously approved in March a forgivable loan of $1 million to the city of Jamestown that would have been used as matching dollars for the Housing for Opportunity, Mobility and Empowerment (HOME) grant program established by Senate Bill 2225. Senate Bill 2225 failed in the North Dakota Legislature. The HOME program would have provided grant dollars for one-third of the infrastructure costs for residential development projects. The local political subdivision and the developer of the residential lots would have each provided one-third of the costs for residential development projects. The JSDC is structuring the program similarly to the HOME grant program. The JSDC's program will fund 50% of the infrastructure costs for new residential development while the developer pays 50% of those costs. The $1 million allocated for the HOME grant program will go toward the JSDC's similar program. The same parameters for the HOME grant program will be used with the JSDC's program. A minimum of five residential lots would need to be developed and the agreements for residential lot development would be between the city of Jamestown and the developer. "I don't think it's prudent for us to be investing in single lots ... across town," Shevlin said. The program can only be used for residential projects within Jamestown city limits. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich, a member of the JSDC board, said residential lots are needed in Jamestown. "They have to be somewhat affordable or we have lots that nobody can afford," he said. Heinrich said the City Council will need to decide if the remaining portion of the developer's cost will be included in the lot sale so the purchaser of the lot will be buying it without any special assessments. He also said the intent of the program is to make the lots affordable for the community. "We just want to make sure that there are lots in the community for people who want to build a house," he said. In other business, the JSDC board unanimously approved seven internships for the organization's Internship Reimbursement Program. Six internships will be eligible for the maximum reimbursement of $3,500. One internship is eligible for $1,425 of reimbursement. The program contributes up to $3,500 to reimburse employers that hire university or college students to assist in payroll costs. The program allows employers to get half of the internship reimbursed. Employers are required to pay the intern at least $15 per hour. The employer and internship position must be located in Stutsman County. Interns must be juniors or seniors or within two years of completing their program.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Yahoo
Police suicide epidemic continues to grip Long Island as cops confirm body found on Nassau beach — believed to be retired NYPD officer
A retired NYPD officer appears to have taken his own life on Lido Beach Monday morning, a source tells The Post — the latest in an alarming number of law enforcement suicides on Long Island. Nassau County police confirmed they discovered a body on the Hempstead beach Monday, but have yet to identify the person or release many details about the incident. Cops admitted they believe the death was a suicide. A source close to the investigation said the male victim was a former New York City cop who came to the beach and fatally shot himself with a handgun during the early morning hours. 'Its a sad situation that we're not really looking to report on,' Nassau police told The Post. If an autopsy confirms the self-inflicted killing, it would mark the seventh police officer to commit suicide in New York state this year. At its current pace, the state is on track to see more than 20 police suicides by the end of 2025 — far surpassing 2024's total of 13. 'The numbers are alarming, which is why our mental health should be a priority,' Nassau County PBA President Tommy Shevlin told The Post. Just last month, Shevlin blew the whistle on police suicides across the state, with more than half now coming out of Long Island. 'We are in the midst of a quiet crisis,' Suffolk County PBA President Lou Civello previously said. In Suffolk, four officers took their own lives last year. Allfour of the Long Island police suicides this year have occurred in Nassau. 'The suicide rate among law enforcement is 60% higher than the average population,' Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on X last year, in allocating $13 million toward mental health support for cops across the state. But the police union presidents believe more is needed, urging Albany to pass the Lt. Joseph Banish Mental Health Act that would create a mental health support program for officers. 'This legislation is not just necessary — it's long overdue,' Civello said.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Linfield win title after Glentoran draw with Larne
Linfield are the new Premiership champions after nearest challengers Glentoran drew 2-2 with Larne at the Oval. Only a Glens win would keep the title race alive but the Blues now have an unassailable 19-point lead with both sides to play six more games. It's a record-extending 57th Gibson Cup success for the Windsor Park club and their first since 2022. Glentoran let slip a 2-0 lead after a Joe Thomspon double put them control with Paul O'Neill pulling one back before Andy Ryan levelled from a penalty. It was also 2-2 between Coleraine and Cliftonville at the Showgrounds with all the goals coming in the second half. Ryan Curran gave the Reds a 66th-minute lead but Matthew Shevlin equalised from the spot before putting the Bannsiders 2-1 in front. Curran converted a penalty three minutes from time to earn the north Belfast visitors a point. Thomson opened the scoring against his former club in the 11th minute, seizing on a weak clearance to half-volley through a crowded box with Rohan Ferguson unable to keep it out as the ball trickled across the line. Declan Devine's charges tightened their grip minutes after the restart. Dylan Connolly's deflected cross looped towards the edge of the area, where Thomson scuffed an effort that crept into the bottom corner to make it 2-0. But the visitors roared back just before the hour mark. Graham's fierce drive stung the palms of Daniel Gyollai, and when Ryan's follow-up broke kindly for O'Neill, the striker stabbed home from close range to set up a tense final half-hour. The turnaround was complete in the 67th minute. Aaron Wightman clattered into Graham inside the box, leaving the referee with little choice. Up stepped Ryan, who sent Gyollai the wrong way from 12 yards to draw the away side level. The east Belfast side should have been out of sight by then, with Thomson spurning a golden first-half chance. Meanwhile, the visitors thought they had equalised on the stroke of half-time, only for O'Neill's cool finish from a Tomas Cosgrove cross to be ruled offside. Curran's deflected effort fired the visitors in front shortly after the hour before Shevlin replied from the penalty spot after he had been dragged to the ground by Luke Conlan. Shevlin added his second – and his 20th of the season – 10 minutes from the end with a vollyed finish but Curran ensured parity, scoring a late penalty after Joey Gormley was fouled by Rory Brown. In contrast to a dramatic second period, neither goalkeeper had a save to make in an evenly contested first half. The deadlock was finally broken Curran ended a sweeping move - started by Axel Piesold - by sweeping a deflected shot past a helpless Brown in the Coleraine goal. Five minutes later the sides were level as Shevlin bagged his 19th goal of the campaign as he beat Ridd with a low penalty into the corner. Shevlin netted his second of the match nine minutes from time, in the right place at the right time to net from close range after Ridd saved Levi Ives' low drive. But back came Cliftonville to level with a penalty of their own in the 87th minute as Curran sent Brown the wrong way from the spot. Both teams had chances to win the game in the dying moments but it ended all-square on a dramatic night.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
JSDC board approves $1 million for housing grant program
Mar. 12—JAMESTOWN — The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corp. Board of Directors unanimously approved on Monday, March 10, a forgivable loan of $1 million to the city of Jamestown that will be used as matching dollars for a grant program that helps create residential housing development. The funding is contingent on approval of Senate Bill 2225 in the state Legislature. The bill was approved in the Senate and is now in the House. SB 2225 establishes the Housing for Opportunity, Mobility and Empowerment (HOME) grant program in the North Dakota Department of Commerce. The Commerce Department would award grants to political subdivisions to build infrastructure to support affordable market-rate housing. The grant program would be funded one time and ends on June 30, 2027. SB 2225 would appropriate $50 million to the program. The Commerce Department would allocate $10 million for communities with a population of 5,000 or less, $20 million for communities with a population of 5,001 to 20,000 and $5 million for rural metropolitan areas located within 20 miles of city limits of a community with more than 20,000 people. The program provides grant dollars for one-third of the infrastructure costs for residential development projects. The local political subdivision and the developer of the residential lots would each provide one-third of the costs for residential development projects. In related business, the JSDC board unanimously approved deobligating $500,000 for a housing program for the development of residential lots within Jamestown city limits. The $500,000 was reallocated to use as matching dollars for the HOME grant program. The JSDC's housing program has not been used by any developers. If the $1million in funds are not used for the HOME grant program, they will return to the JSDC and go back into the economic development fund, said Corry Shevlin, CEO of JSDC. Although SB 2225 has not passed both chambers in the Legislature, Shevlin recommended approval of the forgivable loan to the city of Jamestown because the bill contains an emergency clause that would immediately fund the program once it is signed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong. "There is an emergency clause on it, which is another reason that we're seeing this today versus next month or after session just so we have the ability to move quickly and not lose a construction season," Shevlin said. Shevlin said the HOME grant program would be used to develop residential lots within Jamestown city limits. He said dollars could be leveraged from the HOME grant program for projects outside of city limits if it makes sense. "There are some pretty significant differences in what it takes to stand up a residential development in the city versus outside the city," he said. He said additional costs in city limits include sewer, paved roads and curb and gutter. Using the HOME program would reduce the cost by two-thirds to develop residential lots in Jamestown. Shevlin said those lot prices would need to reflect that cost saving to the end buyer. How special assessments on a developed lot would be paid back will need to be negotiated between the developer and the city of Jamestown, he said. Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said a special assessment should be paid off when each lot is sold so the end buyer is purchasing a lot with no special assessments. "It would have to be in the lot price," he said. Shevlin said a minimum of five residential lots would need to be developed using the HOME program and the agreements for residential lot development would be between the city of Jamestown and the developer. He said anywhere from 35 to 55 lots could be developed with the program. He said developed lots are needed for all types of housing including multi-family and single-family residences. He said larger residential lots are needed for bigger houses that can be used to recruit doctors or other professionals to Jamestown. Heinrich said residential lots that could be developed are in east, northeast and southwest Jamestown. In 2021, the JSDC Board approved a request for $50,000 to contract preliminary engineering for cost estimates to proposed housing development sites. The cost of the preliminary engineering report completed by Interstate Engineering was $30,000. Interstate Engineering prepared the preliminary engineering report that includes existing conditions for five locations — Beverly Hills Sixth Addition, Horizon Estates First Addition and Schumacher Acres, Loose Bypass Subdivision, Looysen Scenic View Estates and the Meadows Addition — for potential development that would require additional city water and sanitary sewer infrastructure. The report analyzed the city's existing infrastructure that would connect to the proposed development locations and reviewed sanitary sewer and water mains.
