10 DUNDRUM GAZETTE 17 November 2016
COURTS | ACCUSED FOUND BY GARDAI HIDING UNDER HIS MOTHER’S BED
Man jailed for striking French man on street A MAN who punched a French salesman before the victim fell and hit his head off a curb has been jailed for two and a half years. Glen Paisley (24), of Drinaghmore Close, Carrickmines, was found hiding under a bed in his mother’s room when gardai arrived at his house to search it. His friend had earlier gone to Kevin Street Garda Station to give an account of the assault after gardai appealed for witnesses. The victim, Nicolas Omnes,
was unconscious and was taken to hospital with a large wound over his left temple. A CT scan confirmed he had a haemorrhage and was bleeding underneath the membrane around the brain. His condition improved and he was discharged two days later. Paisley pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm to Mr Omnes at Camden Street in Dublin 2 on the evening of May 4, 2014. He has 50 previous convictions, including 43 road traf-
fic offences, which vary from having no NCT to not wearing a seatbelt. Paisley was on bail at the time of the offence for a more minor assault. Garda Richard Pender told Dean Kelly BL, prosecuting, that Mr Omnes had been socialising in Dublin city centre with two friends and their night ended at Whelan’s on Camden Street. Mr Omnes, who was residing and working in Ireland, remembered leaving Whelan’s with the two friends, but his memory of events after this
were poor. Witnesses told gardai that they saw a fight breaking out on Upper Camden Street between four young men and another man. Mr Omnes was punched, fell down and hit his head off the ground. Paisley, who was with two of his friends, was more aggressive than anyone else and all three men left the scene after Mr Omnes fell. On his arrest, Paisley told gardaí he was intoxicated but accepted he was involved in some kind of fracas. Gda Pender said he
wasn’t clear about his role in it. It was only when CCTV showed three Frenchmen walking ahead and Irishmen coming behind them, that Paisley told gardai he was the man who punched Mr Omnes. Pat Reynolds BL, defending, told the court that his client wasn’t the instigator of the incident, in which up to nine people were involved. Paisley brought €1,750 to court as a token of his remorse, and Judge Elma Sheahan ordered that this be handed over.
Blackrock Guild’s Clare Hogan, Kitty O’Hehir and founding member Mary McCann
Having fun with craftmaking. Pictures: Stephen Fleming
Ladies celebrate friendship and skills at the ICA
Somerset patchwork instructor Pat O’Looney
THE timeless popularity of the ICA was to the fore in Stillorgan recently when a number of the girls from the guilds got together for an evening of networking and craft making. The ladies were happy to meet up with old and new friends, and to collectively work on a wide range of artistic and creative skills and crafts, under the guidance of a number of expert instructors. Organised by Blackrock Guild, the gathering at St Brigid’s school, Stillorgan, saw ladies attend from the following guilds - Blackrock, Lucan, Blanchardstown, Shankill, Clondalkin, Knocklyon, Botanic Glasnevin, Dollymount, Templeogue and Bohernabreena.
Silk painting instructor Valerie McGurdy
FASTNews Time for TED talks at UCD
DEARBHLA Burke, Dr Susan Delaney and Dr Andrew Hogan are among the 10 speakers who will take part in UCD’s annual TEDxUCD event on Friday, December 9 from 10 am to 4 pm in the UCD Dramsoc Theatre. Burke is a chartered physiotherapist and a PhD student at the UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science. Her TEDxUCD 2016 talk is entitled, The insult added to injury. Dr Delaney is a clinical psychologist and bereavement services manager at the Irish Hospice Foundation. Her talk is entitled, Grief, It’s complicated ... 10% of the time. Dr Hogan is a senior scientist with the obesity immunology research group at St Vincent’s University Hospital, and a research scientist at the UCD School of Medicine. His talk is entitled, Losing weight – why is it so difficult?
Celebrating the OPW’s works AN EXHIBITION put together by the Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently on display at Rathfarnham Castle. The exhibition marks the anniversary of the establishment of the OPW 185 years ago, and attempts to demonstrate the breadth of public works and services carried out by generations of OPW staff over the years. The dizzying range of this work includes the design, construction, maintenance and management of piers, harbours, roads, schools, barracks, garda stations, asylums, bridges, canals and courthouses, to name but a few works. The exhibition runs until February 1 and admission is free.