Three people were before court on Tuesday to face prosecutions by Inland Fisheries Ireland. The three, John Ferguson jnr, 14 St Muredach’s Terrace, Ballina; Declan Hopkins jnr, 12 Mount Assumpta Place, Ballina; and Margaret Hopkins, 12 Mount Assumpta Place, Ballina denied the charges brought against them. Inland fisheries officer Pat Armstrong told the court that on August 28 2012 at 4pm he received a call that there were fishing nets dumped in the back of a laneway near St Muredach’s Terrace, Ballina. He along with two other officers drove to the area after finding out from gardaí whether it was a public place…
Mayo Advertiser, 31/05/13. Read the full article ‘Fisheries officers claim man swung hammer at them‘.
