Fundraiser in memory of Sandra Hickey to be held next month

Sandra Hickey RIP

A fundraiser in memory of the late Sandra Hickey will take place in Oriel Park next month.

The event will take place from 2pm on Sunday October 25^th and follows on from last year’s event at which €14,360 was raised for the North Louth Hospice.

This year all funds raised will go to the charities that were close to Sandra’s heart.

On the day there will be a 5k walk around Oriel Park followed by a balloon release. There will also be music from Rachel Clarke and a raffle.

Sandra (née Caldwell), from Waterville Crescent in Dundalk, passed away in July 2014 following a battle with cancer. This event is being organised by her sister Caitriona McArdle and falls the day before her birthday.

All are welcome to attend.

Court rejects soldier’s appeal against Defence Forces discharge

A locally-based solider who claimed he was suffering from the side effects of an anti-malarial drug when he sexually assaulted a female colleague has failed in an application to have a stay put on his discharge from the Defence Forces pending an appeal.

Last June Pte Barry Kingham (34), with an address at Waterville Crescent in Dundalk, was convicted of sexually assaulting a female colleague at Gormanston Camp in May 2010. He was also convicted of two counts of behaviour prejudicial to good order and discipline.

Court Martial judge Col Michael Campion discharged Kingham from the Defence Forces, sentenced him to seven days in custody and fined him €400.

Counsel for the applicant, Gerard Humphreys, yesterday told the Court of Criminal Appeal he was making an application for an order putting a stay on the discharge of Kingham from the permanent Defence Forces.

Mr Humphreys said his client had no recollection of the incident and had been on the anti-malarial drug Lariam while stationed overseas.

Presiding judge Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman said the appeal court would not grant the relief sought.