Iâve given your observation a like. Weâll see how it goes from there.
This worked out rather well for Mr.McDermott. Modest monthly outlay!!
What are the chances heâll ever be able to borrow money for anything again? Small, Iâd wager
True but the fact that he wasnât able to rustle up as much as 1% of the monies sought is an absurd result. âŹ5.8m and the cunt sails on âŹ45kâŚ.
I have a long and checkered relationship with banks, admittedly prior to the the Tiger years. That they were ruthless and unforgiving is the kindest I can say about them. Times change I guessâŚâŚ
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Not sure what your point is, this was obviously a commercial decision on behalf of the bank to recoup as much as they could.
The article doesnât give much detail on the loans. But, banks are huge enterprises with massive resources, expertise and experience on lending. Despite that they made a really bad business decision, I donât see why anyone should have any sympathy for them when they suffer a loss on it.
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Everyday Finance would have bought those loans for a song. Anything they get at all on one of those non performing loans is probably profit so they donât really give a monkeys in the way that traditional banks would.
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Some joke if this pair avoid jail.
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A slap on the wrists will suffice here. They are from a respectable family.
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Would u mind pasting that up?
Son and daughter of publican Charlie Chawke brought âembarrassmentâ on family with vicious and unprovoked assault on men at hotel, court told
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A son and daughter of prominent publican, Charlie Chawke, who attacked two innocent men at a hotel, have brought âshameâ on their family and their family business, barristers for the two siblings told their sentencing hearing today.
Mother of three, Alison Chawke (41), bit one of the men, John McHugh, aged in his 50s, on his cheek and kicked him in the head, as her brother Bill Chawke (31), wrestled with Mr McHugh on the floor of the hotel, Limerick Circuit Criminal Court heard.
The Chawke siblings were intoxicated on the night having consumed about 14 alcoholic drinks between them and also attacked Mr McHughâs friend, Gerard Cox, also aged in his 50s.
Mr McHugh and Mr Cox were at the residentsâ bar at the Dunraven Arms Hotel in Adare, Co Limerick when they were set upon by the brother and sister, it was heard.
Bill Chawke and Alison Chawke, son and daughter of well-known pub mogul, Charlie Chawke, had initially claimed they felt the two men had been staring and smirking at them.
Prosecuting counsel, Lily Buckley, instructed by State Solicitor Brendan Gill, assisted by Sergeant Gerry OâSullivan of Newcastle West Garda Station, said the assault was captured on CCTV at the hotel, and via a mobile phone camera belonging to a night manager who was on duty at the time.
The footage played in court showed Alison and Bill Chawke punching and kicking the two men at the bar and at the hotel lobby.
Ms Buckley said Bill Chawke had demanded he be served food at the bar, despite being told by staff that food was no longer available.
Bill Chawke. Photo: Brendan Gleeson
Ms Buckley said the night manager told gardai that Bill Chawke âwas stubborn and arrogant and asked for food again and againâ.
Bill Chawke continued ringing the night managerâs phone line asking for food, at which point Mr Cox politely asked him to stop annoying the bar staff.
Ms Buckley said Bill Chawke approached Mr Cox at the bar, spoke to him, and then âlungedâ at Mr Cox, âhittingâ him.
Other patrons tried to restrain Mr Chawke, and Alison Chawke tried to pull her brother away.
Ms Chawke was observed on CCTV kicking and swinging her hands at the two victims and others who were trying to de-escalate the situation.
The footage also showed Ms Chawke walking behind the bar, picking up a pint glass and throwing it at the men.
Alison and Bill Chawke. Photos: Brendan Gleeson
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Mr Chawke followed Mr Cox out of the bar into the lobby area and was assaulting him on the ground.
Alison Chawke then bit Mr McHugh on the left side of his face, kicked him into the side of his head as he was lying on the ground trying to get Bill Chawke off of Mr Cox, it was heard.
Ms Buckley said Ms Chawke âlocked ontoâ the left side of Mr McHughâs face as she bit him.
âI did not do anything to draw such a vicious responseâ â victim Gerard Cox
Mr Cox told gardaĂ he felt Bill Chawkeâs fingers in his eyes after he was thrown to the ground on the hotel lobby.
âI did not do anything to draw such a vicious response,â Mr Cox said.
Mr Cox suffered a swollen eyelid, bruising, a black eye, pain in his cheekbone.
Mr McHugh suffered a bite to his left cheek, abrasions to his face, forehead and ear and soft tissue damage to his neck and shoulders.
Alison Chawke was arrested at the scene for being drunk and disorderly and refusing to give gardaĂ her name.
Alison Chawke. Photo: Brendan Gleeson
Ms Buckley said Ms Chawke had refused to give her name to gardaĂ âbecause she didnt think anyone in the hotel knew who she was, and she did not want her Dad to know what had happenedâ.
Afterwards the two defendants met gardaĂ by appointment and were charged with assault causing harm to the two men.
Alison Chawke of The Beeches, Holywell, Goatstown, Dublin 14, pleaded guilty on a full facts basis to assault causing harm to Mr McHugh, at the Dunraven Arms Hotel, Adare, on November 9, 2023.
Bill Chawke, Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2, admitted on a full facts basis to assault causing harm to Mr Cox, at the hotel on the same date.
When gardaĂ showed Alison Chawke CCTV footage of the assaults, she was âshockedâ and she exclaimed, âOh my god.â
When gardaĂ asked her if she felt justified in kicking Mr McHugh in the head as he lay on the floor of the hotel lobby, Ms Chawke replied: âNo.â
Bill Chawke told gardaĂ he believed the two men were looking at him âin a strange wayâ at the bar. He said asked them if they âhad a problemâ before he lashed out at them.
The two defendants had no prior convictions and they have not come to garda attention since, it was heard.
Bill Chawkeâs barrister, senior counsel Hugh Hartnett, sought a non-custodial sentence, and he suggested a community service order in lieu of a jail sentence would be appropriate.
âMy client is in a responsible position in the family business, he comes from a much respected family,â said Mr Hartnett.
Alison Chawkeâs barrister, senior counsel Mark Nicholas, told the court Ms Chawke had âno excusesâ for her âdisgracefulâ actions on the night.
âWhat she does is disgraceful, there are kicks, the injuries are unpleasant, she takes full responsibility for them, including the mark on [Mr McHughâs] face,â said Mr Nicholas.
Mr Nicholas also asked the court not to impose an immediate custodial sentence and suggested that a suspended term was âdeterrent enoughâ.
âShe is working in the family business, she is a working mum trying to balance work and children.â
The court heard Bill and Alison Chawke have paid Mr Cox and Mr McHugh âŹ5,000 in compensation without prejudice to civil proceedings, taken by the two victims, which are currently before the courts.
The court heard victim impact statements written by the two victims.
Mr Cox said he and Mr McHugh were âsubjected to a sudden and violent assaultâ on the night.
Mr Cox said âfingers were forcedâ into his eyes and he had feared his vision would be permanently damaged.
He said he was treated for a âsuspected fractured eye socketâ, he suffered âsignificant bruising and a black eyeâ and he felt âembarrassedâ to be seen in public with his injuries.
Mr Cox said he suffers with anxiousness and feels âunease and distressâ in social situations - âthe psychological impact on me has been greater that I could imagineâ.
Mr McHugh said he was treated by âseveral specialistsâ in the aftermath of the attack and that he suffers daily with âjaw painâ, âtinnitusâ in his left ear, âflashbacksâ of the attack as well as âsleepless nightsâ.
Mr McHugh said he has attended a psychologist to try to work through the âtraumaâ of it all.
Character references on behalf of Bill Chawke were provided to the court including from his father, Charlie Chawke, who said the defendant plays a âsignificant partâ in the running of the family pub business.
Bill Chawkeâs father-in-law also provided a reference stating he was a âdecent and honorable manâ. The reference asked the court for âclemencyâ and to consider the âimpact on the family and its public perceptionâ.
References were also handed in for Bill Chawke from charities he has supported and fundraised for, including Pieta House, the Irish Cancer Society, Unicef , Adare Community Hall and the Palestinian Childrenâs Relief Fund.
Bill Chawkeâs barrister said his clientâs behaviour on the night was âinexcusable and totally out of characterâ.
âHe has brought embarrassment to his family,â said Mr Hartnett.
References were also provided in respect of Alison Chawke, including from the Vintnersâ Federation and Adare Community Hall, along with her father, who stated she is âan important personâ in the running of the familyâs pub trade.
Ms Chawkeâs barrister, Mr Nicholas, said her actions on the night were âutterly unacceptableâ and âunspeakableâ and she was ashamed of her behaviour and the impact on her family.
Mr Nicolas said the assaults that occurred at the âmuch loved elegant oasis of styleâ of the Dunraven Arms Hotel, which has played host to British royalty, presidents and Hollywood stars, had left a âstainâ on the village.
âThe publicity has been significant - well, you make your bed, and must lie in it,â offered Mr Nicholas.
Judge Fiona OâSullivan remanded both defendants on bail for sentence on May 11.
I wouldnât mind seeing the video if you can throw that up as well.
Itâs a fairly bizarre case. The Chawkes were on more than alcohol Iâd say
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Theyâre barred from Collinsâs a long time.Two absolute cunts according to someone i know who works there.Hopefully these 2 gentlemen lighten their bank accounts for them when this case is done.
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To be honest, I donât think jail time is warranted here. Disgraceful carry on, no question, and I hope the two lads clean out their bank accounts like people are saying, but itâs still a first offence. Your man sounds like a right spoiled cunt.
Youâd wonder why the vintners assoc would support them when they sound like (a) people who shouldnt be left into a pub (b) definitely shouldnât be running a fucking pub!!
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I thought I read (possibly here) they had offered huge money for it to go away but the lads attacked arenât short of it and want to see them get the max punishment possible
Bannons a bollox
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