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Former disgraced 2016 Rio de Janeiro Irish Olympic boxer Mr Michael O’Reilly (Jnr.), with an address at No. 20 New Line Close, Mountrath, Co. Laois, was handed down a sentence of 5 months imprisonment with recognizances of €500 set in the event of an appeal in Thurles District court today.
It was noted that Mr O’Reilly (Jnr.) had 37 previous convictions, relating to road traffic offences and theft. He had been earlier charged with criminal damage, public intoxication and with being threatening and abusive in public, following an incident in Ballybeg, Littleton, Thurles, on April 18th last year.
 Thurles Courthouse. The boxer, who tested positive for a banned substance back at the 2016 Olympics, was later charged, together with three others accused; namely Mr Michael O’Reilly (Snr.) with an address at Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; Mr Bernard O’Reilly, Main Road, Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, and Mr James O’Reilly, (then a 17-year-old juvenile) and residing at Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; with causing criminal damage, which involving the throwing of rocks at two cars (Models: Nissan Micra and Citroen Hatchback) and a caravan (Model: Bailey Regency 2001), following an engagement party.
Sentencing today, Judge Elizabeth MacGrath noted that of the €2,500 of damage brought about by the said incidents, only €250 had been offered to the Court, by way of compensation to the victims.
Judge MacGrath bound Mr James O’Reilly (Now aged 18 years old, with no previous convictions), over to keep the peace for 12 months, on his own bond of €250; while imposing a 3-month prison sentence on Mr O’Reilly (Snr.) with a fixed recognizances of €500 in the event that he, the latter, should appeal the current sentence. The forth other member accused, Mr Bernard O’Reilly, was not present in Thurles Court for the hearing.
 Three of the four men arrested on Wednesday morning last and who appeared before Naas District Court at 10.30am in relation to a series of robberies across Tipperary and the South East are due to appear in court in Nenagh next Friday.
The men, named as Mr Edward Collins with an address at No.15 Collinstown Cresent, Neilstown, Clondalkin, Co Dublin; Mr Michael Collins with an address at No.7-E Pearse House, Pearse St, Dublin 2, and Mr Martin Collins with an address at 27 Woodford Drive, Clondalkin, Co, Dublin, currently are on bail under the condition that they not enter the jurisdictions of Co. Tipperary and Co. Kilkenny.
The accused were arrested after Gardaí from Co. Tipperary assisted by their colleagues from Co. Carlow and the Dublin Metropolitan Region’s Armed Support Unit, recovered stolen property, including a trailer, assorted power tools, and other assorted items, when carrying out a number of searches in the Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Pearse St. areas of Dublin City during yesterday morning.
We understand that Mr Martin Collins and Mr Michael Collins both stand accused of theft from the Tippo International site, Thurles Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary on August 6th last; while Mr Michael Collins is also accused of theft at Railway Station, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, and with theft on August 13th last at the Turtulla Business Park, Turtulla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
A fourth man as yet unnamed, arrested after the searches, remains in Garda custody.
Four persons, understood to be all male, have been arrested under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, in connection with robberies which had taken place previously in Tipperary and the South East region.
It is understood that Gardaí from Tipperary, assisted by fellow officers from Carlow and the Dublin Metropolitan Region’s Armed Support Unit, have recovered stolen property, including a trailer, assorted power tools, and other assorted items, when carrying out a number of searches in the Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Pearse St. areas of Dublin City during yesterday morning.
The four men arrested have been questioned at Thurles, Nenagh, Roscrea and Carlow Garda stations.
It is understood that at least three of the four arrested will appear this morning before Naas District Court at 10.30am.
 E. Jordan Dec’d. (Pic Wales Police). A former Thurles native, residing in north Wales, has been charged with the murder of his estranged wife.
Mr Paul Martin Jordan, aged 54 years, has appeared before Caernarfon Magistrates’ Court, last Thursday, charged in connection with the death of Ms Elizabeth (Betty) Jordan, aged 53 years, on Monday July 31st. last.
The mother-of-two is understood to have been discovered with serious knife wounds at her home at Trem y Garnedd on the Maesgeirchen estate, in Bangor, north Wales; after which she has since died in hospital.
Ms Jordan, a nursing home worker, who hailed originally from Castleiney, Templemore in Co Tipperary, is believed to have resided in Wales for some years past.
Mr Paul Martin Jordan, a Telecommunications worker, with an address at Ffordd Siabod, Felinheli, Wales, was further remanded in custody by Judge Eleri Rees, latter who appeared via a live television link from Cardiff Crown Court, fixing a hearing provisionally for January next.
Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a h-anam dílis.
 A man has been arrested following investigations by Thurles Gardaí into a fatal collision at Poynestown, near the village of Glengoole, about 14 km (8.5 mls) from Thurles town, at around 10.20pm on Sunday night last.
As a result of the collision a 68-year-old male pedestrian, named as Mr Michael Stapleton, died leaving Gardaí to believe that he was struck by a vehicle, which failed to stop at the scene. Mr Stapleton was discovered by a local person, who performed CPR on him, but despite these efforts and the efforts by ambulance personnel and Gardaí a short time later, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mr Stapleton died on the same road just metres away from where his brother Eugene was killed some 15 years ago.
This afternoon a male, understood to be in his 40’s, was arrested under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and is currently being detained for questioning at Thurles Garda Station.
Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses to contact Thurles Garda Station on Tel: 0504-25100; the Garda Confidential Line on Tel: 1800-666-111 or indeed any Garda Station
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