A round-up of today's other courts news in brief.
Charges over audits while disqualified
The businessman locked in ongoing battles with Dublin City Council over Dartmouth Square in Dublin has appeared before Athlone District Court on charges of auditing four companies while being disqualified.
A lengthy list of cases before Judge Conall Gibbons forced the adjournment of the case until another special sitting on January 16th.
Noel O'Gara, Ballinahown, Co Offaly, is to conduct his own defence in the case which has been taken by the Director of Corporate Enforcement.
Three of the companies he is accused of auditing - Ballinahown Development Company, Granite Tiles Ltd and O'Gara Estates Ltd - are registered to his address.
The fourth company - Sportico Sportswear Ltd - has its registered office on Pearse Square, Dublin.
Man abused his daughter
A Dublin man will be sentenced early next year for sexually assaulting his daughter. The 45-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 17 sample charges of indecently assaulting his daughter from 1978 to 1982. His guilty pleas came before a jury was sworn in. He cannot be identified for legal reasons.
Mr Justice Paul Carney directed the preparation of a victim impact report and remanded him on continuing bail for sentence later when evidence will also be heard.
Case settled for horse crash
An Order of Malta volunteer, who was injured at Navan racecourse when a runaway horse crashed into an ambulance, has settled a €38,000 damages claim in the Circuit Civil Court.
Deirdre Power (54), Springlawn Road, Blanchardstown, Co Dublin, had sued the Irish Association of the Order of Malta, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Ms Power was in the passenger seat of an ambulance close to the winning post when a horse fell under its jockey.
The horse set off again after other runners and, blinded by its own blinkers, crashed into the windscreen and passenger door of the ambulance.
Following the April 2004 race meeting, Jamie Spencer, who rode the race winner, was given a four-day ban for careless riding because he had not done enough to stop his mount drifting into the path of the riderless horse.
Ms Power suffered whiplash injuries to her neck and shoulders.
Murder trial set for June 29th
A Dublin man accused of murder is to stand trial at the Central Criminal Court next June 29th.
Liam Bolger (22), Homelawn Gardens, Tallaght, is charged with the murder of Chris Barry (24) at Killester Avenue, Killester, Dublin, on September 13th.
Bid to fast-track pyrite case fails
A construction company is claiming it faces being sued by up to 150 home owners as a result of building houses in Clongriffin, Dublin, with infill allegedly containing unacceptable levels of pyrite.
Killoe Developments Ltd, with registered offices in Lucan, Co Dublin, yesterday applied to Mr Justice Peter Kelly to have its proceedings against three companies in the Lagan group fast-tracked in the Commercial Court.
The judge refused the application to transfer on grounds of delay in bringing it and because to admit the case now was likely to interfere with an action in February, to determine if the infill was defective and which would take months to hear.
Denis McDonald SC said his client was facing possibly up to 150 actions by homeowners over the infill.