MAN IN COURT OVER ORGANISED FIST FIGHT Man killed in fishing boat sinking horror Judge told brawl videoed and put on social media
Eagle Island A MAN died after a boat sank off the west coast yesterday.
He was one of three crew on the fishing vessel, which capsized around 16 nautical miles north-west of Eagle Island in Co Mayo.
It’s believed he was in his late 50s and from the north Mayo area. The two other crew are understood to be in their 20s.
The alarm raised shortly after 12pm. Coast Guard helicopter Rescue 118, the Ballyglass RNLI team and the Air Corps Casa aircraft were involved.
Rescue teams spotted flares used by the survivors, who were found clinging to a life raft.
They were transferred to Sligo University Hospital, where they were recovering last night. Col Cartwright and trooper Connor Hipkiss with the flower
THIS tiny, ornamental flower, which was once kept under an army officer’s bed, has been valued at €1million.
The 5in tall Faberge masterpiece is only the third item to reach that price in Antiques Roadshow history.
Geoffrey Munn, jewellery expert on the show, said: “It is the rarest, most poetic manifestation of Faberge’s work that one could ever hope to see.”
Honorary Colonel Stamford Cartwright took the gold, diamond and jade trinket to the show to be valued on behalf of B (Staffs, Warwick and Worcs) Squadron The Royal Yeomanry.
The flower, which Col Cartwright thought was worth €50,000, was used as a centrepiece at formal dinners and stored under the squadron leader’s bed. It had been gifted to the squadron, then known as the Queen’s Own Worcestershire Hussars, in 1904 by Georgina, Countess of Dudley. She was the wife of Lord Dudley, second in command of the regiment.
The flower features a pear blossom sprig sitting in a crystal vase, engraved with “QOWH South Africa 1900”. Now owned by a charitable trust, it won’t be sold. A MAN was involved in an organised public fist fight that was videoed and uploaded to Facebook and Youtube, a court heard yesterday.
A garda on patrol saw Anthony Kelly in shorts and with his top off, trading punches with another barechested man in a field, it was alleged.
The court also heard the fight, in Cappagh, Kilrush, Co Clare, on August 5 last year, was filmed by a third man and later uploaded to social media.
Insp Tom Kennedy told Kilrush District Court the alleged punch-up – seen by Det Gda Conor Flaherty while on mobile patrol – took place in front of 20 to 30 males.
Kelly, 37, of Place de Plouzane, Kilrush, is accused of committing an affray with Alan Clohessy, 28, also of the town.
Judge Patrick Durcan transferred the case to the circuit court, where more serious penalties apply on conviction.
He said: “I am not going to accept jurisdiction in this case because this type of behaviour is reminiscent of faction fighting that used to take place in this country 100 years ago.
“It is an activity that should be dealt with most severely and discouraged in every way.”
The judge pointed out that, “in relation to Anthony Kelly, Anthony Kelly is an innocent man in relation to this matter”. But he added: “I am simply expressing my view if there is a conviction recorded in relation to the case.”
Kelly was remanded on continuing bail to June 19 or the preparation of a Book of Evidence. The case will then be forwarded to Ennis Circuit Court.
The district court can impose penalties of up to one year in jail, while this increases to up to five years in the circuit court.