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MURDER TRIAL EDITORIAL Man stands trial for murder of taxi driver y name is Keith and the other organisers say it was 12. DAY OUT Bellew. I am the the biggest in years. e organisers The annual Taxi Drivers Children’s Day Out new Editor of also wish to put the word out that 16. SHAM MARRIAGES Tacsaí Magazine. the event is not a “closed shop” and Roe calls for action to tackle ‘sham marriage” taxi drivers I am taking over that all taxi drivers are welcome to M 22. TAXI PUSH! from Stephen Young who has take part. A happy 50th anniversary Two men from Carlow found themselves in an stepped down in order to pursue a to Paddy Dracula from all the sta at unusual situation in a Dublin taxi recently. new career with Independent News Tacsaí Magazine. 29. ELECTRIC CAR INCENTIVE “A and Media. First of all I would like Also in this edition, following FAILURE” to pay tribute to Stephen for all of garda spot checks it has been revealed Newly disclosed fi gures show just seven drivers his hard work over the past several that many taxi drivers from overseas have taken up the grant since it began years maintaining the number one have obtained licenses under false 32. MYTAXI CORK INVESTMENT mytaxi is to invest nearly €600,000 in Cork as source of news for the taxi industry pretences having gained entry to the part of expanding its services in the county. and for helping me to settle in. All of country via sham marriages. Tony 33. TOMMY BARTON TAKES AIM AT us here at Tacsaí Magazine wish you Roe chairperson of the National RICKSHAWS the best of luck in all of your future Transport Assembly Committee has A matter public safety and public perception of endeavours. called on Minister for Transport, its safety. is latest edition of Tacsaí Shane Ross to take action to curb 35. €60,000 INJURY CLAIM Magazine is an interesting one to say this illegal practice. Judge dismisses claim the least. First of all the annual Taxi In other news, the government 38. DOGS TRUST Drivers Children’s Day Out was a incentive to give grants to taxi drivers Taxi drivers stand behind animal charity resounding success, with the largest to upgrade to electric cars has proved 39. JUDGEMENT RESERVED IN PSV attendance in a number of years with a failure. LICENSE BLOCK Man appeals Chief Superintendent’s decision over a thousand children and their I look forward to my new position carers taking part. 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Excel Auto Parts, Old Naas Road Man Stands Trial for Murder of Taxi Driver A 24-year-old man has gone on trial charged with the murder of taxi driver Martin Mulligan in Dundalk, Co Louth three years ago. oseph Hillen from Glendesha Road, Forkhill, Co which had a corresponding cut. Armagh has pleaded not guilty. However, he said the jumper had an additional cut from In his opening statement to the jury, prosecuting the neck down. counsel Patrick Treacy said the 53-year-old taxi Mr Treacy told the jury that Mr Hillen’s DNA was found at J driver had died from two stab wounds, one of the scene of Mr Mulligan’s death from blood on the road, on which would have killed him in 30 seconds. the deceased man’s jumper and on a glove found on the He said Mr Mulligan was married with two adult children road nearby. and worked mainly as a taxi driver, but also as a supplier of The jury was told that the scene of the killing was close to coal and gas in the Dundalk area. land owned by a former employer of Mr Hillen. On 28 September 2015 his last known movements were The land owner had a problem with illegal dumping and when he dropped off four people in Forkhill in Co Armagh had recently made a complaint to the county council. at 1.45am. Mr Hillen had come to the attention of gardaí earlier that Just after 3am at Carn More in the townland of Balriggan night while “tyre spinning” in a Toyota Avensis in Dundalk in Dundalk, three women in a passing car saw his body on a town but managed to get away during a car chase. road that runs adjacent to the M1 motorway. Another man, a friend of Mr Hillen, was a passenger in the His taxi was found a short distance away facing into the car when he left the town. gateway of a field. Mr Hillen made a voluntary statement in October 2015 The driver’s window was open and the keys were found and was later arrested and interviewed seven times in total. inside the gate of the field, Mr Treacy said. He denied any involvement in the death of Martin Mulligan He said Mr Mulligan died from a stab wound to his and denied ever having met him. abdomen which had penetrated to a depth of 22.5cm and He could not explain how his DNA was found at the scene. had severed an artery. He was charged with murder. He also had a second stab wound to his thigh which had However in July this year he made additional statements also severed an artery and would have killed him in five and told gardaí that on the night in question he thought he minutes. had come across Martin Mulligan throwing a shopping bag The jury was also told that Mr Mulligan had sustained from the window of his taxi and had chased him in his car other injuries to his head, trunk and limbs and cuts to his because he believed this was illegal dumping. scalp. These injuries were inflicted with a separate, blunt He claimed that Mr Mulligan had stopped his car and a object, Mr Treacy said. wrestling match ensued. He said two items of clothing would become important He claimed a friend who was in the car with him had evidence in the case. driven Mr Mulligan’s car into a gateway and threw the keys The jumper Mr Mulligan was wearing on the night, which over a gate. had a cut near the stab wound and a t-shirt worn underneath, He claimed Mr Mulligan then got into his Toyota Avensis 06 Tacsaí October / November 2018 of killing Martin Mulligan and was “simply trying to protect myself”. He said he never meant to stab him above the belt Martin and “never thought a leg injury could lead to this”. Mr Hillen said he took the knife and left the scene with the Mulligan other man. When he found out two to four days later that Mr Mulligan was dead, he drove with the other man to an but his friend had run to the car, leaned in the passenger area near Victoria Lock on the Newry River and one of them side and hit Mr Mulligan on the head and shoulders with a threw the knife out the passenger side window.