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A Cavan man has been accused of having ¤ 13,000 worth of drugs for sale or supply in the heart of ‘ student land’ in Sligo.
20- year- old John Gilsenan of Main Street, Killeshandra, Cavan, had two fresh drugs charges preferred against him at Sligo District Court last week.
He’s accused of having ¤ 13,000 worth of cannabis, cocaine, ketamine and methylenedioxymethylamphetamine ( MDMA) for the purpose of sale or supplying others at Brookfield, Ballinode last February 21st.
Gilsenan was also accused of obstructing Garda Kevin Brannick, resisting arrest and attempting to destroy evidence at 25 Brookfield on the same day.
The defendant is already facing four charges of having cannabis and cocaine both in his possession and for sale or supply in the same incident.
He’s also facing a seventh charge of having cannabis in his possession at “Gilsenan’s” on Main Street, Killeshandra on the same date.
His solicitor Mr Gerard McGovern asked Judge Kevin Kilrane to extend bail on the two fresh charges.
Inspector Donal Sweeney told the judge that there were DPP’s directions for prosecution on indictment.
Judge Kilrane remanded Gilsenan on continuing bail to January 26th for service of the Book of Evidence. ethnically, culturally and religiously conflicted by the State”.
Darren Kirwan ( 31) was arrested in Carlow and is currently in custody on remand on other charges.
The defendant is charged with trespassing with intent at Bishop Kevin Doran’s residence in Sligo on December 1st 2015.
He’s also accused of altering a cheque made out to him from ¤ 100 to ¤ 400 and dishonestly inducing Finbarr Diamond to cash it at the GPO in Sligo on March 31st 2015.
He is pleading not guilty to all three charges.
Taking the witness stand to explain why he failed to attend an earlier court appearance, Kirwan said he was homeless at the time.
He claimed he had prepared his defence but it was “deliberately concealed or stolen” from him by An Garda Síochána.
He told Judge Kevin Kilrane that another factor in his non- appearance was that he had been “geo- politically, ethnically, culturally and religiously conflicted here in the Republic of Ireland State” and said that the State didn’t look after him.
He added that he was a practising Catholic.
His defence solicitor Mr Gerard McGovern said his client had made representations to the Bishop and to the Social Welfare offices.
Judge Kilrane said “the court takes precedence over any representations.”
Kirwan admitted he was still living rough and had no address.
The judge said he couldn’t grant bail where there was no address for the defendant to live at.
Kirwan repeated that he had his defence “deliberately taken” from him by the Gardaí.
Judge Kilrane remanded him in custody to Harristown District Court last Friday to fix a date for his trial.
She said the harassment started when their relationship ended and included him “frightening the children” and following her everywhere she went.
She said Gilroy would drive up to her home at all hours of the night.
When asked by Judge Kilrane to give the worst example of his actions, Ms Devaney said that he appeared in the house at 6am once, when her daughter came home from a night out with some friends.
“One of her friends noticed someone walk past the sitting room. He had a wig and glasses on, but she knew it was him,” she told the court.
The witness added that Gilroy would ring her phone 15- 20 times from 12 midnight to 6am and gave her phone as evidence to Gardaí.
She admitted that at present things were “ok” and she hadn’t seen the defendant since his last court appearance.
Inspector Donal Sweeney said that Gilroy made 167 phone calls to his former partner over a two year period.
Mr John Gordon, defending, put it to Ms Devaney that Gilroy only wanted to get in touch with his children.
“His concern was getting back at me. The reality is that when I was in a relationship with him he was not honest with me,” replied Ms Devaney.
Judge Kilrane ordered Gilroy to give an undertaking not to contact the witness directly or indirectly other than through his solicitor.
Gilroy agreed to give this undertaking and also to stay out of Ocean View estate at all times and that there would be no more harassment or stalking.
“All I needed was to help the children out,” said Gilroy.
Judge Kilrane remanded him on continuing bail to next April 27th and said if there were no further allegations against him he’d consider striking the matter out.