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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 29429Dumping (illegal waste disposal) · Co. Longford

Man given final chance to clear dumping site in Edgeworthstown

James Gibson was previously jailed for five months for illegal dumping at Lisnanagh, Edgeworthstown, Longford. He appeared multiple times at Longford Circuit Court and was warned to clear the site and produce receipts from Mulleadys. On 29 October 2021, he had not fully cleared the site of rubbish. Judge Keenan Johnson gave him a final adjournment to 12 January 2022 to clean up or face 12 months in prison.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court29 Oct
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
Illegal dumping of waste at a site at Lisnanagh, Edgeworthstown.
Where
Lisnanagh, Edgeworthstown, County Longford.
When
Court proceedings took place in October 2021, with a final adjournment to 12 January 2022.
In court
Longford Circuit Court, before Judge Keenan Johnson.
Sentence
Gibson was previously sentenced to five months at District Court and was given a final adjournment to 12 January 2022 to clear the site or face 12 months in prison.
Other details
  • Defence counsel Niall Gaffney argued that other people had been dumping on the site and that Gibson has limited means and epilepsy.
  • Judge Keenan Johnson described the offence as a rotten, mean type of offence and noted the original five-month sentence was lenient.
  • Gibson was warned to produce receipts from Mulleadys to prove he had disposed of rubbish in a legal manner.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • courtJudge Keenan Johnson gave a man one final opportunity to clean up a site at Lisnanagh, Edgeworthstown, or face 12 months in prison. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtGibson had appeared more than once before Judge Keenan Johnson at Longford Circuit Court and been warned to clean up the site and produce receipts from Mulleadys. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherUpon appearing at Longford Circuit Court last week, Gibson had not managed to completely clear the site of rubbish. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherDefence counsel Niall Gaffney explained that a number of other people had been dumping on the site at Lisnanagh. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 29 Oct2021
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Dumping was ‘a rotten, mean type of offence’ says Longford Circuit Court judge

    Follow-up hearing at Longford Circuit Court where Judge Keenan Johnson gave Gibson a final adjournment to 12 January 2022. Defence counsel Niall Gaffney argued other people had been dumping on the site and Gibson has limited means and epilepsy. The judge called the offence 'a rotten, mean type of offence' and noted the original five-month District Court sentence was 'lenient'.

    convicted, James Gibson, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Gibson