'No slash-hooks,' judge tells young Corkman as he gets bail

Judge Dorgan remanded the accused man on bail to appear at Cork District Court again on May 1. File picture: Larry Cummins

A ‘no slash-hooks’ condition was attached to a young man’s bail following evidence that such an implement fell out of his jacket onto the counter of an off-licence.

Judge Mary Dorgan said she would accept jurisdiction to deal with two charges against 24-year-old Simon Quilligan of 3 Aisling Court, Lehenaghmore, Cork.

However, the judge remarked: “I will accept jurisdiction but a slash-hook falling out of someone’s jacket is not ideal.” 

Sergeant Pat Lyons outlined the background allegations to the offences before the judge accepted jurisdiction.

“On July 20, 2023, a man enters Scally’s SuperValu off-licence in Blackrock. While paying for items he drops a slash-hook on the till counter. He picks it up and leaves the store. No threats were made. He was identified on CCTV.

“On July 21, a man entered Centra on St Patrick’s Street and asks to see a bottle of vodka from behind the till area. On handing the man the bottle he walks out of the store without attempting to pay for it. He was identified on CCTV,” Sgt Lyons said.

Judge Dorgan remanded the accused man on bail to appear at Cork District Court again on May 1 to allow for prosecution statements to be sent to defence solicitor, Shane Collins-Daly, so that consideration could be given to whether he would be pleading guilty or not guilty.

Bail conditions include a requirement to stay out of Scally’s SuperValu and the judge added: “No slash-hooks”.

The particular bail condition formally stated: “There are to be no slash-hooks on his person.”