Arhlone Live!A JUDGE at Tullamore District Court has criticised changes in the district boundaries and court calendar. “Whoever believes that plan is going to work knows nothing about the workings of the District Court,” Judge John Neilan said. “It is not possible, not feasible” that all the business of the court could be accommodated in...
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Court sitting cancelled as judge does not appear after disputes with gardaí
CONOR LALLY, Crime Correspondent Sat, Jul 12, 2008 A SITTING of the District Court was cancelled yesterday after the presiding judge did not appear following a number of clashes with Garda witnesses at recent court hearings. Judge John Neilan was due to hear cases at Killucan District Court in Co Westmeath. On Thursday he...
Judge Neilan back in Court
Roscommon Judge John Neilan is back in Court in Longford this morning after his controversial absence over the last ten days. Stand-in Judges had to be appointed to Judge Neilan’s Midland sessions since he adjourned his sittings following a heated exchange with an Inspector from Athlone investigating the Christy Hanley case two weeks ago....
Courts Service statement
Tuesday, 19 February 2008 11:23 Statement by the Courts Service It is not Courts Service policy to engage in communication with Judges through the media. In the eight years since the Courts Service was established it has been very rarely necessary for it to do so. Regrettably the comments/statements made by Judge Neilan during...
Racing along on the road to Idiotsville
FRANKLY, at first I thought it was just another idiot judge. There’s no shortage of them out there. Mention certain judges to lawyers and they look around to make sure they’re not being overheard. Then they tap the side of their head and in a compassionate voice they whisper something like, “Ah, God love...
A Judge’s new tack against anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is a big problem everywhere these days, including Waterford, and the matter was addressed last week by Judge John Neilan, a man who often features in the media for his outspoken comments. Speaking in Tullamore District Court, he said he was frustrated by the failure of his exclusion orders to have the...
Judge to boycott opening of new courthouse
Published Date: 21 June 2006 The long-standing animosity between local District Court Judge John Neilan and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell is set to deepen even further after Judge Neilan announced this week that he would not be attending the opening of Longford Courthouse later this summer. Judge Neilan told this week’s sitting of...
Judge dread
Enter district court maverick Judge John Neilan’s domain and you play by his rules JUDGE John Neilan isn’t long into the day’s list in Mullingar District Court when a shout goes up from the rear of the courtroom. “Judge, can I go out for a roll up, ” she yells. The woman issuing the...
Judge reiterates pledge on drink driving
Judge John Neilan has again pledged to jail all drink drivers for seven days despite earlier criticism of his plans by the Justice Minister, Michael McDowell. Following his comments at Mullingar District Court yesterday, this morning at Edenderry District Court Judge Neilan reiterated his promise to start jailing offenders in three weeks’ time. He...
Judge apologises for ‘coloured people’ remarks in court
A Longford judge who made controversial remarks about two non-national defendants before him in court has apologised for his comments. Judge John Neilan made the apology in a statement issued today by the Courts Service in relation to reported comments by him in Longford District Court earlier this week. The move made the judge...
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May 19, 2012, 9:32 pm
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