Man charged in connection with Sligo Town assault
A man in his late 30s has been charged in connection with an assault in Sligo Town yesterday. He is due to appear before a special sitting of Sligo District Court this afternoon. Gardaí are continuing with investigations following the incident which occurred in Sligo town centre at approximately 7pm.
No sittings to be moved from Sligo Court House
No court sittings will be moved out of Sligo Courthouse in the long-term to alternative venues such as Tullamore or Letterkenny. It’s also been confirmed that no downgrading of facilities will take place in Sligo. The issue of Sligo courthouse’s suitability for jury trails arose after fears that jury trials…
Man to appear in court in Sligo in connection with historical sexual abuse
A man in his 70’s is to appear in Court in Sligo this morning charged in connection with an historical sexual abuse case dating back to 1978. He is to be charged in relation to allegations of indecent assault after an investigation launched in March of last year. The charges…
Three men to appear before Sligo Court
Three men will appear in court in Sligo today after being arrested by Gardai in Donegal yesterday evening. All three were arrested by Gardai after crashing a vehicle in Laghey. Following the crash the men fled on foot to a nearby forest and were arrested shortly afterwards and…
Man, woman remanded in custody on charges from incident in which garda vehicle was allegedly rammed
A man a woman were remanded in custody at Sligo District Court this morning on charges arising from an incident that involved the alleged ramming of a garda vehicle last Friday afternoon in Coolaney. It followed the alleged attempted robbery of a business in Tubbercurry. Judge Kevin Kilrane refused bail…
Sligo case first of its kind under new Charities Act
The 50-years old father of four who set up the Twist soup kitchen and charity in Sligo town has been given suspended five-month prison sentences on each of nine counts of breaches of the charities regulations. At Sligo District Court this afternoon, Oliver Williams, with an address in Loughrea, Co…
Twist founder convicted for breaching charities regulations
The 50-years old father of four who set up the Twist soup kitchen and charity shop in Sligo town has been given suspended five-month prison sentences on each of nine counts of breaches of the charities regulations. At Sligo District Court this afternoon, Oliver Williams, a Galway native, was ordered…