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Case No. 16042Theft · Co. Longford · 20 Apr 2024

Man ordered to pay €250 for taking beer from Longford supermarket

On 20 April 2024 at about 1.10pm, a man took beer from a supermarket in Longford. Nicolas Holub appeared before Judge Bernadette Owens at Longford District Court on the Tuesday before the Longford Leader reported the case on 20 September 2024. The court heard he was fully cooperative inside the store but highly intoxicated, and that outside he argued he did not know the beer was unpaid for. The latest development is that Judge Owens ordered him to pay €250 to the court poor box.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced18 Sep
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A man took beer from a supermarket in Longford.
Where
The beer was taken from a supermarket in Longford.
When
The beer was taken on 20 April 2024 at about 1.10pm.
Charges
The offence was theft.
In court
  • Nicolas Holub appeared before Judge Bernadette Owens at Longford District Court.
  • The court appearance was on the Tuesday before the case was reported on 20 September 2024.
Other details
  • The court heard he was fully cooperative inside the store.
  • The court heard he was highly intoxicated.
  • Outside the store he argued that he did not know the beer was unpaid for.
  • The Longford Leader reported the case on 20 September 2024.
Sentence
Judge Owens ordered him to pay €250 to the court poor box.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man took beer from a Longford supermarket. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe beer was taken on April 20 at about 1.10pm. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe accused appeared before Judge Bernadette Owens at Longford District Court. (longfordleader.ie)
  • sentenceThe judge ordered him to pay €250 to the court poor box. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe court heard the man was fully cooperative inside the store. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherThe court heard the man was highly intoxicated. (longfordleader.ie)
  • otherOutside the store he argued that he did not know the beer was unpaid for. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 18 Sep2024
    Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Longford District Court: Man stole beer from supermarket

    Court report of a one-off case: the defendant was ordered to pay €250 to the court poor box at Longford District Court. The article gives the date of the theft, the intoxication and the argument outside the store.

    convicted, Nicolas Holub, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nicolas Holub