Man pleads guilty to false imprisonment, robbery of prostitute

An unemployed 34-year old mechanic yesterday pleaded guilty to the false imprisonment and robbery of a prostitute at an Ennis hotel room last year.

At Ennis Circuit Court, Lithuanian national Gediminas Zigmantas was set to go on trial for the two offences after his counsel, Lorcan Connolly, last month confirmed to the court that a trial would be needed.

However, before Judge Gerard Keyes yesterday, Mr Zigmantas pleaded guilty to the false imprisonment of the woman at Room 214 at Treacy’s West County Hotel on the Limerick Rd, Ennis, Co Clare, on March 8 last year.