Olympic boxer john joe nevin in court following disturbance on easter monday night

Olympic silver medal-winning boxer, John Joe Nevin, who appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes at Mullingar District Court today on two public order charges, may yet have further charges brought against him.

Mr Nevin, of 7 St Anthony’s Cottages, Mullingar, was one of five defendants before the court on charges arising out of a disturbance outside a pub in Mullingar on Easter Monday night.

The charges against the 25-year-old, who now boxes as a professional, are of having been intoxicated and of having engaged in threatening, insulting or abusive behaviour at Dominick Street, Mullingar on April 6, 2015.

No plea was entered, and the defendant was released on his own bail of €100 to appear back at Mullingar District Court on May 21 next.

The conditions of bail are that he remain drug and alcohol free; that he not enter any licensed premises in Westmeath, or any portion of a commercial premises in which liquor is displayed and for sale, and not to have in their possession in any public place, any intoxicating liquor and that he abide by a curfew between 11pm and 8am, when in the Irish jurisdiction, unless he obtains permission from the gardaí to breach it.

Mr Nevin, who wore a navy T-shirt for his court appearance was defended by solicitor Trish Cronin.

Mr Nevin’s co-defendants were John Joseph Nevin, born on May 22, 1995, of 7 Grange Meadows, and David Nevin, born on July 2, 1990 of 4 The Moorings, Ballymahon Road, who were each charged with intoxication and threatening, insulting or abusive behaviour, at Dominick Street on April 6.

Charged with the same two offences and also with failing to comply with the direction of a garda, contrary to section 8 of the Public Order Act, were Paddy Nevin, born on June 27, 1994 and with an address at 7 St Anthony’s Cottages, and Christopher Nevin, born on September 12, 1992, whose address is 12 Grange Meadows.

“We were met with a lot of aggression and a lot of intoxication,” Sergeant Damien Connaughton told Judge Seamus Hughes as he described how the eight or nine gardaí who attended the scene were met with “about 20-25 participants”.

Sergeant Connaughton said that the alleged incident occurred outside a public house known as ‘The Stillery’.

The four were each bailed to May 11 on bail of €100 apiece under the similar bail conditions to John Joe Nevin.