This article is from page 10 of the 2011-12-13 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 10 JPG
A TWO-MONTH sentence has been handed down to a Shannon man who committed criminal damage in the town earlier this year.
Judge Aeneas McCarthy imposed the sentence on Mark Liddy (19) at a sitting of Shannon District Court on Thursday.
Liddy, with an address at 5 Fergus Drive, Drumgeely, Shannon, was in court to face the potential activation of suspended sentence.
The court heard that Liddy had previously been sentenced at the Circuit Court and his case had been referred back to the District Court to deal with the issue of a suspended sentence.
Liddy had been charged with causing damage to five clear white Georgian double glazed units belonging to Clare County Council at Ballymurtagh, Cross Shannon on March 23.
Solicitor Tara Godfrey said her client had expressed remorse for his actions and was willing to pay compensation for the damage to the double glazing units.
She asked the court not to consider activating the suspended sentence and instead adjourn the matter for 12 months when her client’s sentence had expired.
Judge McCarthy convicted Liddy and sentenced him to two months in prison.
He ordered that the sentence commence on the lawful termination of the sentence he is now serving. Recognances were fixed in the event of an appeal.