FORMER ARAN ISLANDS LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER AVOIDS JAIL

Date Published: 13-Nov-2008

A former lighthouse keeper who assaulted a Garda on the Aran Islands has promised a Circuit Court Judge he will stay off alcohol to avoid a prison sentenceA five-month prison sentence was imposed on 52 year old Padraig Millane, a native of Kilronan, Inis Mór, at Aran District Court in September.Millane appealed the severity of the prison sentences to Galway Circuit Appeals Court yesterday.The Judge then suspended all sentence on condition Millane keep the peace for two years.