Just a Look at the Irish Penal System, on Paedophiles. In May of this year, a former Department of Justice official, Niall Colgan of Muckross Park, Perrystown, Dublin 12, was before the courts. As in all these cases, the material in his possession needs to be described, lest anyone think that the prosecutors are being over-zealous. In Colgan’s case, one sample video in his possession featured a 13 year old girl, masturbating with what appeared to be curling tongs. A second video depicted a boy under the age of ten engaging in sexual acts with a female. Mr. Colgan made Judge Martin Nolan aware of these details, who took all these matters into account and imposed a one-year fully suspended sentence. . . The same week, a young man, stole a Car, engaged in a Robbery, was taking illegal Drugs, and Gets 3 Years Jail, he had no Previous Convictions. Remember the Garlic Case, and Judge Nolan imposing a 7 Year Sentence, on Mr Begley, who Employed over 150 people? By the 1980’s Begley’s were buying fruit and vegetables from Irish based importers, before packing and selling to customers across Dublin. Greg and Paul Begley joined their parents in the business after leaving school. In 1983, the Begley Brothers bought a building outside the Dublin Fruit Market on Arran Street East and from this they expanded their business beyond being fresh produce distributors, into fruit and vegetable importers. They are hard Working Decent people.

Posted by Fred Bassett