Search
06 Dec 2025
Search
06 Dec 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The trial of a lady footballer with St Anne’s Football Club in Ballylinan charged with assaulting a rival player from Vale Wanderers Carlow during a soccer match has been adjourned, as an essential witness in the case has taken ill.
Mary Lawless (32), of Athy, Co. Kildare, was charged with assault causing harm, at St Anne’s Football Club, Ballylinan, on March 22, 2015.
The alleged assault took place on the pitch during a match between St Anne’s and Vale Wanderers.
The alleged injured party is Ms Orla Sheehy, of Old Leighlin, Carlow.
The trial was due to begin today (Friday, March 3), but Judge Keenan Johnson today told the jury that one essential witness in the case had taken ill and was in hospital, meaning that the trial could not proceed.
The matter was listed for the next sittings of the circuit court, in June.
Judge Johnson said it should be a relatively short trial. State prosecutor, Mr Will Fennelly agreed, saying that “a day will see out the evidence”.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
