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A MAN who is accused of harass- ing his former girlfriend lost his job in Shannon as a result of an incident involving him and the woman’s new boyfriend.
Shannon District Court, sitting in Ennis, heard Garda evidence con- cerning charges against John Consi- dine (27) of 24 Gort na Ri in Ennis.
He is accused of harassing Louise Curtin on dates between October 3
and November 11, 2006.
Judge Joseph Mangan heard Garda evidence alleging that after the break-up, Considine continued phon- ing, texting and sending flowers to Louise Curtin. He also had requests played for her on local and national radio stations.
When Curtin began a new relation- ship with a work-colleague of Con- sidine’s at Tyco Electronics in Shan- non, he began “leaving messages on their cars and following them home”,
it was claimed.
As aresult of an altercation, Con- sidine lost his job at Tyco, the court heard. It will also be alleged that Considine made threats in his text Naoko
Judge Mangan asked how serious the threats were and was told by a Garda witness that they were “not very serious. He was saying they would be on the dole soon too”.
Judge Mangan accepted jurisdic- tion in the matter. He remanded
Considine on bail and agreed to a Garda application to change Consi- dine’s address after hearing that he was moving to his mother’s home in Kildysart. The judge put conditions on the bail that Considine stay out of Shannon town centre and industrial estate, that he sign on at Ennis Garda Station three times a week after 6pm, and that he have no contact with Lou- ise Curtin or David Grimes.
He was remanded to the court sit- ting on September I1.