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13/11/2009: 13/11/2009Third unlicensed contractor brought to court this week
Friday 13th November 2009: The Private Security Authority achieved
its third successful outcome in a prosecution case in as many days at Tralee
District Court today. Tommy O'Sullivan an electrical contractor from
Farranfore, Co Kerry pleaded guilty to a charge for breach of the Private
Security Services Act 2004. Mr.
O'Sullivan had been operating as an Installer of Intruder Alarms without a
licence.
Judge James O'Connor ordered Mr O'Sullivan to pay
€750 to the court poor box and applied the Probation Act.
This court decision follows the convictions of Brian Lee
Limited at Longford District Court on Tuesday and Alan McNally at Naas District
Court yesterday.
Speaking following today's decision, Ms
Geraldine Larkin CEO of the Authority stated "We are committed to removing
unlicensed operators from the security industry and will continue to take
prosecutions against those who break the law. Our Inspectors are pursuing
non-compliant operators throughout the country and further cases will be before
the courts in the coming weeks."
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