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 An 18 year old teenager, named as Mr Wesley Maughan, has been charged as part of an ongoing Garda investigation involving the targeting of bank customers, identified as having withdrawn substantial sums of cash from various bank branches in the Munster areas.
The teenager, with an address at Coolnagarra, Burncourt, Cahir, Co. Tipperary, appeared in Cashel District Court here in Co Tipperary and now stands accused of three offences. Mr Maughan was charged with; (1) the theft of €3,000 in cash; (2) the theft of a Michael Kors handbag, latter valued at €290; (3) criminal damage caused to a motor vehicle in the Lidl Car Park at Bishopstown in Co. Cork, all of which happened on January 18th, 2018, to the same female victim.
Det Garda Gary Duggan who gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution, informed the court that Mr Maughan had made no reply to any of the three charges, after caution. Gardaí did not object to bail once certain conditions were attached to the accused, including that he sign on daily at Cahir Garda station, Co. Tipperary.
Mr Justice Terence Finn remanded Mr Maughan on bail to appear at Cork District Court on April 4th next.
 Independent TD Mr Michael Lowry has won his appeal in relation to the decision of the Moriarty Tribunal to award him only ⅓ of his legal costs, following his participation in same tribunal.
Mr Lowry had appealed that decision claiming that he was treated differently from one of the other tribunal subjects, the late former Taoiseach Mr Charles J. Haughey, who had been awarded his full costs. The three-judge Court of Appeal have now returned the question of legal costs back to the tribunal for their reconsideration.
The High Court had dismissed Mr Lowry’s appeal in relation to the specific ruling made by the Moriarty Tribunal; claiming that he had engaged in “a litany of falsification and deception” thus failing to co-operate with the said tribunal.
Today’s appeal decision was delivered by the Court of Appeal’s President, Mr Justice Sean Ryan, whose colleagues, Ms Justice Finlay Geoghegan and Mr Justice John Edwards, were also fully in agreement.
Mr Lowry had correctly argued that there had been a disproportionate reduction in the amount of costs he had been awarded. He had further argued that his non-cooperation findings demonstrated a breach of fair procedures, failing to provide adequate material to substantiate the conclusions made by the tribunal.
Mr Justice Sean Ryan therefore allowed Mr Lowry’s appeal in relation to the decision that he should only get ⅓ of his legal costs and Mr Lowry is therefore now entitled to an order quashing the tribunal’s initial costs decision of October 31st, 2013.
With opportunistic crime now, part and parcel of everyday living both in Co. Tipperary and indeed further afield; a long overdue, new and much needed house sitting service has been conceived here in the Premier County.
Most people are aware that certain criminal elements are now using information gleaned from social media blogs, newspaper and local magazine reports, which indicate that private homes, farms and private businesses may be left temporarily unattended, due to that wedding celebration; the well earned weekends away; the annual holiday, or sadly the required attendance at the funeral of a friend or close relative.
Imagine attending such an event in the clear knowledge that a competent, trustworthy individual is inside your property for the few hours you are forced to leave your home unattended.
The good news, which we only learned today, is that a new service has come on stream over the past number of months here in the county; its name “House Sitting Service”.
Reports which I have gleaned from numerous previous users of this now necessary urban and rural service, all declare, without hesitation, that they have found this Garda approved service to be totally professional, while operating with discretion and offering total confidentially.
The House Sitting Service provider will arrive well before their host need to vacate the property, in order to receive any special instructions, and will remain in your home until the host themselves or some other members of the family return to relieve the situation.
From the reports we have received here on Thurles.Info, to date, already this amenity is proving an invaluable service within the Tipperary area.
Readers do take this opportunity to make a permanent note of this contact phone number, (shown hereunder), for inclusion in your own personal contacts held on your mobile phone.
To communicate with this “House Sitting Service” simply phone Mobile No: (086) 6051189 and arrange to meet the service provider, prior to your special event.
 Gardaí in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary are again appealing to the public for assistance in their attempts to trace a 37-year-old female.
M/s Bridget Madigan, with an address at Wellington St, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, was first reported missing to Gardaí by family members on June 17th 2016 last, having originally gone missing on February 8th 2016. On the day she disappeared she had two appointments; at Western road and at O’Connell street in Clonmel which she kept, however her whereabouts following these appointments remains a mystery.
Back at the time of her disappearance, M/s Madigan was described as being 5ft-4ins in height, attractive, with long brown and blonde coloured hair.
When last positively identified, she was wearing a black padded long jacket, with black leggings and black knee high boots, latter with gold decoration around the heel and sole.
Family and Gardaí remain extremely concerned for Bridget’s present welfare and are asking that Bridget herself or indeed anyone with even a fragment of information as to her present whereabouts, should immediately contact any of her extremely worried family members or Clonmel Garda Station, Tel: (052) 6177640, the Garda Confidential Line, Tel: (1800) 666111 or indeed any Garda Station.
 Gardaí investigating, what has been described by some as being the most degenerate paedophile ring yet uncovered in the history of the Irish State, are now expected to make further arrests in the weeks ahead and possibly outside the Mid West region.
We reported on March 5th last that six women and five men had been arrested as part of this investigation, before being released without charge, with files being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
The eleven individuals arrested had been questioned over a 24 hour period; detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, at Garda Stations in Tipperary, Limerick, Clare, and Cork and were understood to be members of an extended family, ranging age-wise from 20 to 70 years.
Following information understood to have been gleaned by Gardaí in the past over less than a one year period, from some 20 alleged young victims; same have lead investigators to believe that a paedophile ring may have operated beyond the Mid West region of Ireland. We also understand that some of the young victims have claimed that they were groomed from a young age and raped by known family members.
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