Drogheda man detained over alleged bail breaches

A DROGHEDA man has appeared in court and been remanded in custody after he was arrested for breaching his bail conditions.

Paul Crosby, 24, of Rathmullen Park in Drogheda, Co. Louth, asked to address the court yesterday to give a ‘context to matters’, but this was not permitted by Judge Michael White. Garda Donal Clarke, of Drogheda station, yesterday told a Central Criminal Court hearing that Mr Crosby was admitted to bail by the High Court on May 24 last year.

Since his release, Garda Clarke said, there have been a number of alleged breaches of his bail conditions, and on January 16 last, gardaí were issued a warrant to arrest him.

He was arrested at Beechwood Drive in Drogheda on Sunday at 7.01pm, and the warrant was executed yesterday at the Central Criminal Court, where Judge White remanded Mr Crosby to Cloverhill.

Lily Buckley BL, for Mr Crosby, told Judge White her client was ‘very anxious to address the court himself’. She said there is a ‘context to matters’ and that he ‘wished to give evidence’ in regard to that’.

However, Judge White said the appropriate place for Mr Crosby to address the court would be at Cloverhill today. ‘I’m only examining the warrant,’ the judge added.

Mr Crosby is charged with possessing a stolen silver Yamaha motorcycle at Rathmullen Park on November 21, 2019. He is also charged with possession of a stolen Volkswagen Polo at Ballymakenny Business Park on May 10, 2019, and of arson by setting the Volkswagen on fire at Yellowbatter, Drogheda, on the same date.