Former air hostess accused of breaching bail

A senior Garda yesterday said he finds it “nothing short of astonishing” that a former air hostess infatuated with her former lover could allegedly be breaking her bail conditions concerning contact with the man.

Inspector Tom Kennedy made the comment at Ennis District Court yesterday concerning Siobhán Downes, aged 34, allegedly breaching her bail conditions by going to an accountant’s office in Ennis on Monday to inquire from a woman working there whether the woman’s daughter was still going out with Ms Downes’ former boyfriend.

Ms Downes was on bail at the time concerning a summons that she allegedly breached a Protection Order on Oct 3 by going to the home of her former boyfriend, who cannot be named for legal reasons.