{"id":281277,"date":"2026-02-05T01:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/281277\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T01:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T01:37:07","slug":"mother-with-crack-addiction-refused-bail-at-limerick-court-following-serious-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/281277\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother with crack addiction refused bail at Limerick court following serious allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A MOTHER who is accused of robbing an iPhone from a woman has been refused bail following a garda objection.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick<\/a> District Court, Judge Patricia Harney was told that Jade Power, aged 34, who has an address at Thomond House, allegedly approached a group of three women on Henry Street in the city centre asking for money on January 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that upon being refused money by the women, she forcibly took an iPhone, valued at \u20ac800.<\/p>\n<p>Objecting to bail, Garda Aoife Conlon gave evidence that Ms Power allegedly pulled one of the women\u2019s hair during the incident.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.limerickleader.ie\/news\/crime-and-courts\/2006374\/limerick-car-dealer-claims-gardai-were-involved-in-extorting-money-from-him-court-hears.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Limerick car dealer claims gardai were involved in extorting money from him, court hears<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Judge Harney was told a pedestrian who heard screams came to women\u2019s assistance. It is the state&#8217;s case that this man then asked Ms Power to return the phone.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the defendant is alleged to have held a sharp object, which witnesses believed to be a knife, to the man\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p>Following the incident, a garda on the beat stopped Ms Power and allegedly found nail snips and a manicure scissors on her person.<\/p>\n<p>In her objection, Garda Conlon expressed concerns Ms Power would not appear in court if released, and that she would not abide by any conditions imposed by the court.<\/p>\n<p>Seeking bail on behalf of his client, solicitor Darach McCarthy, said she previously lived in the UK for some time. He said Ms Power is the mother of a 12- year-old boy who \u201cis due to make his confirmation in the next few weeks\u201d and he urged the judge to note his client \u201cis not charged with a weapon of any sort\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Garda Conlon told the court Ms Power has a crack cocaine addiction and she expressed concerns she may engage in criminality to fund her habit, if released.<\/p>\n<p>She added investigations are ongoing and that \u201cit is envisioned that there will be further charges\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sergeant Denis Waters confirmed a file is currently being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>Urging the judge to release his client on bail, Mr McCarthy said she has secured accommodation at Thomond House and that she now \u201chas some stability\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He further added that prior to securing a place at Thomond House, she had a \u201cvery nomadic existence\u201d and that it\u2019s \u201cclear she\u2019s not well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Having considered the evidence and submissions, Judge Harney stated the woman is \u201cinnocent until proven guilty\u201d and that while the alleged offences are \u201cserious\u201d this presumption still applies.<\/p>\n<p>However, given the garda objection, the judge refused Ms Power bail.<\/p>\n<p>She was remanded in custody pending DPP&#8217;s directions.<\/p>\n<p>-Funded by the Court Reporting Scheme<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A MOTHER who is accused of robbing an iPhone from a woman has been refused bail following a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[45,5721,61,60,1396,44,43],"class_list":["post-281277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-an-garda-siochana","tag-district-court","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick","tag-limerick-city","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}