Albanian car wash operator admits assault at Offaly leisure centre

Guilty plea entered at Tullamore Circuit Court

Published 14th Apr 2026, 19:00 BST Updated 30th Apr 2026, 09:49 BST Man arraigned at Tullamore Circuit Court Guilty plea entered at Tullamore Circuit Court Sign up to our Offaly Live newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know you can manage your profile, and explore all of the available newsletters from Offaly Live within your account.

AN Albanian man pleaded guilty to assault when he appeared before Tullamore Circuit Court.

Andrea Ziflai (37), Grove Street, Crinkle admitted assaulting another person, causing them harm, at Birr Leisure Centre on September 2 last year.

Mr Ziflai entered the guilty plea when he was arraigned before Judge Ronan Munro on Tuesday (April 14).

An application for legal aid was made by counsel for Mr Ziflai, Suzanne Dooner, BL, who said the accused was a car wash operator who had operated at a loss last year.

Ms Dooner handed in a statement of means and Judge Munro said the defendant was a working man who was paying tax and unless he had “money stashed away” he would grant him legal aid.

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Shane Geraghty, BL, prosecuting, said that €8,000 had been seized by gardai in November during their investigation.

Judge Munro remarked that it would not be available to the accused man and he granted legal aid.

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