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AN additional 18 charges have been brought by the State, as part of an in- vestigation into alleged damage to a Bank of Ireland pass machine. Romanian nationals Pavel Cirpaci (29), of Carrig Court, Fortunes- town Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24, and Gabriela Lupo (20), of Stewart House, Dublin 1, had nine charges
each brought against them in court last week.
They were both charged with un- lawfully withdrawing money – to- talling €4,860 – from nine Bank of Ireland accounts at New Street, Kil- larney, on February 11 last.
The amounts allegedly taken from the accounts range from €220 and a L0eR
Both were previously charged with
damaging a Bank of Ireland ATM at SkyCourt, Shannon, on February 12 last. At a previous court hearing into the matter, Judge Joseph Man- gan declined jurisdiction of the case and it was adjourned for preparation of the Book of Evidence for the Cir- cuit Court.
Shannon District Court heard last Thursday that the new charges were included in the Book of Evidence.
Both were returned for trial. The defendants’ barrister Michael Hour1- gan applied for bail for Mr Cirpaci, who was in custody.
‘He has a wife and child here. He has lived here for the past six years. It’s his entitlement to bail,’ said the barrister.
However, Judge Joseph Mangan re- fused the application. Ms Lupo was remanded on continuing bail.