16 NEWS PEOPLE I Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Dangerous DISTRICT driving COURT Acaseofdangerousdrivingcausing ROUND-UP bodily harm was mentioned at the District Court sitting in Ardcavan. Shane Birney (24) of Ballyboggin, stood accused by Garda LeishaFaheyofinjuringStephenScal- lan at Ballyfinogue on June 4, 2016. TheDPPdirectedthatthecasewill be referred to a higher court and an adjournment to allow preparation of the book of evidence was granted to Sergeant Victor Isdell. Solicitor Lana Doherty informed Park, on conviction for Judge Gerard Haughton that the de- speeding. fendant was in work before legal aid Her vehicle was clocked at 72 was granted km/h in a 50 km/h zone on November 3 last. The disqualification was handed Two-year down by Judge Gerard Haughton as therewasnoappearanceintheDistrict Court at Ardcavan by Ms Goff and no The students with Gordon and Liz. Margaux is fifth from left and Adam Byrne in the front centre. drivingban licence details were available.

The mandatory two year ban from driving was imposed on 50 year old Novalidtax PaulBrezinaofPullingstowninCarne Students help couple drag afterhepleadedguiltytoadrinkdrive Drivingwithnovalidmotortaxdisc offence. earnedGerryConnors(30)ofCourthoy- GardaThomasBolgercameacross leOldRoad,Adamstownafineimposed theaccusedatAirdownesinBroadway at Wexford Court. at the wheel of a 4x4 vehicle on De- TheoffenceoccurredonOctober22 cember 4 last. atFoulksmillsandthecasebroughtby castle from its past times Brezina,describedincourtbysolic- Garda David Kelleher led to a penalty itor Tim Cummings as self-employed, of €300. wasthenarrestedafterfailingaroad- side breath test. The disqualification, which was postponed until October 1, Mobilephone HOW do you take the late medieval age came with a fine of €500. and drag it all the way to the modern era? Making a mobile phone call while According to one couple from the U.S, driving earned Diarmuid Byrne (44) you could do no better than buy a 15th Speeding of Ryane, Oylegate a conviction with Century tower house in a fine of €300. and go from there. Breakingthespeedlimitby11km/h TheDistrictCourtsittingatArdca- Liz and Gordon Jones, both of them resulted in Raymond J Duke of Bal- van heard that the offence occurred medieval enthusiasts, returned home to the lycappogue, Bridgetown losing his on October 4 at Mounthanover in U.S. after visiting their purchase - Siggins- licence for 12 months. . town House, in Tacumshane, a reasonably Duke’s vehicle was recorded trav- Five months was allowed for pay- well-kept tower house, given some of its elling on November 3 in Murrintown ment of the fine. unrestored contemporaries, but with the at 61km/h. remains of an attached house built several Judge Gerard Haughton set a fine centuries later. of €300 and then added the one year €300fine They came with a €1,000 prize for the ban as Duke was not present in the winner of an architectural competition courthouseatArdcavanandnolicence An out-of-date motor tax disc led held with the Waterford Institute of Tech- details were to hand. to District Court proceedings against nology to draw up renovations for the DarrenChristopherMulholland(31)of tower house that would cater not only to 16 Anvil Court, . modern aesthetics, but also preserve the Disqualified TheoffencewasdetectedbyGarda tower’s structure. Robert Fogarty at 1798 Street in Wex- While the object of the exercise was Afineof€300camewitha12month ford last August and the result was a to find an appropriate and imaginative drivingbanforIreneGoffof4Redwood fine of €300. design for the house, Liz and Gordon also wanted to give the degree students some much-needed exposure and experience. Liz and Gordon with Adam and Margaux. ‘Our children are at university, and we know how hard it is to get relevant expe- rience for a resume,’ said Liz. the tower sitting at the center, untouched Joneses, a more modest design will be the The final submissions, one from each but for the renovations within. Margaux’s, final one, as the couple have looked through of the 13 third year students in lecturer meanwhile, was a more curved enclosure, all the designs and noted smaller elements Gary Miley’s class, were scrutinised by an which would lead to an intimate courtyard they would like to consider. international panel of professionals; judged in the middle. Creativity and contemporary aesthetics not just for conservation and aesthetics, but Daniel Simon, from Bridgetown, re- ranked high for the student projects, while also, ecological impact, juror elective, usa- ceived an Honorable Mention for a design conservation and cost are the largest con- bility, comfort, and, unsurprisingly: cost. inspired by the works of Shigeru Ban, in straints on the actual design. The surprise came when not one but two Metz, France, while the other ‘We had a great time visiting the students students came first. With a maximum of students had their designs posted and meeting the faculty,’ said Liz, ‘we hope 324 points, students Adam Byrne, from to Liz and Gordon’s website. to involve students more as we do other Clonmel, Tipperary, and Further plans for the castle are projects in the future’. Margaux Duroussay, an in progress. The castle is being designed as a resi- Erasmus exchange stu- As the academic pro- dence and also as a site for small workshops dent from France, each gramme’s primary aim and historical events. scored 167 points each. was the designing of Sigginstown Castle is located on the It’s not as though their leather working shops, newly-established Norman Way heritage designs were mirrors of neither Adam or Mar- trail in Tacum- shane. Initial events are one another. Adam’s con- gaux will have their being sched- uled for Heritage Week sisted of additions that plans fully implement- in August. www.sigginstown- would create a cross- ed. castle.com /facebook/Siggins- shaped compound with According to the towncastle