November 21 – December 4, 2013
the icemen
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Volume 26 – Number 25
irish bailout exit
‘hurricane’ hogan
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sport :: page 38
Government Looks To Life After Debt
Kildare Native Clinches Boxing Belt In Brisbane
family attend melbourne court to face father’s alleged killer
Accused denies stabbing Galway-born jeweller to death Perry denies the charges. Mr O’Toole, a Galway-born jeweller, was allegedly stabbed at his main street store for stock valued at just $200. The 64-year-old Irishman was fatally stabbed while trying to protect his wife Bridget during the raid on their jewellery shop in the Mornington Peninsula town. Mrs O’Toole, 63, was also stabbed but survived. The court heard she was one of six potential witnesses who would not
relief as funds for australia grow
Cash boost for welfare groups Luke O’Neill
EMIGRANT welfare groups have received a welcome funding boost thr ough the Emigrant Suppor t Programme, with several organisations receiving higher grant amounts than in 2012. Over $590,000 has been distributed to 15 community and suppor t organisations across Australia, an increase on the $385,581 shared between ten organisations in 2012. The biggest beneficiary is the Irish Australian Welfare Bureau (IAWB) in Bondi, which has received a grant of $160,000, up from its 2012 allocation of $134,415. The Melbour ne-based Australian Irish Welfare Bureau (AIWB) has received $138,132, up from $106,045 in 2012. The Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce has received a grant of $32,700, up from $26,124 last year. Funding for the Irish Australian Support Association of Queensland (IASAQ) also rose, up to $81,990 from $65,737 in 2012. The Claddagh Association in Perth, which provides emigrant support and welfare services for the Irish community in Western Australia, has been given $17,000, up from $10,181 in 2012. IAWB president Elizabeth Kenny said the bureau was extremely grateful for the grant. Ms Kenny said the funds would help it to cover administration costs, one full-time staff member and another part-time staff member. “We certainly understand the financial situation the government is in,” she said. AIWB administrator Marion O’Hagan also welcomed this year’s funding allocation. Ms O’Hagan said the Melbournebased bureau had put in a similar
funding application to recent years. “Every year we get it, it’s a bonus,” she told the Irish Echo. IASAQ president Peter Long said this year’s allocation was not a ‘significant increase’ for the association, but it would help to cover its overheads. “We’re ver y pleased to get it, it’s needed,” said Mr Long. He said the association was lucky to have been called on to handle fewer fatality cases in 2013. “It’s been a different mix of cases, but this is the first year we have had less tragic events,” he said. Among the other recipients, were the Queensland Gaelic Football and Hurling Association, which receives a grant of $65,000. In Victoria, grants were also awarded to the Melbourne Irish Festival and the Friends of St Brigid’s Association. In NSW, the Irish Language School of Sydney, the Dictionary of Sydney, the Great Irish Famine Commemoration Committee and the Sydney St Patrick’s Day Parade were also beneficiaries. The Canberra Irish Club and the Irish Australia Association of South Australia both received grants of $10,000. Ireland’s Ambassador to Australia Noel White said he was delighted overall funding for Australia had increased this year. “Suppor ting Irish communities overseas, in particular the most vulnerable and marginalised members of those communities, is a priority for the government,” Mr White said. “The Emigrant Support Programme continues to be an impor tant and practical expression of the government’s commitment to Irish communities abroad,” he said. Editorial :: Page 33
have to give evidence at the committal. Melbourne Magistrates Court was told prosecutors were still waiting on forensic test results, including analysis of fingerprints found on the case of a knife stolen from a nearby supermarket. Police took a blood sample from the spot where the accused is alleged to have fallen while fleeing the scene. Prosecutor Diana Hogan told the court separate witnesses claim they saw the accused near the Jewel Shed.
Two witnesses “make observations of the accused running to the car”, Ms Hogan told the court. The court heard that CCTV footage from inside The Jewel Shed had been obtained. Mr Perry, who sat in court dressed in a green tracksuit, has been remanded in custody to appear for a committal hearing on March 24. Members of the O’Toole family were in court for the hearing, but Mrs O’Toole left just before it began.
VICTIM: Dermot O’Toole, 64, was fatally stabbed in July.
abbey to see you :: Downton star’s day at the races
SUITS YOU: Downton Abbey star Allen Leech enjoyed his time at the Melbourne Cup, but left Flemington Racecourse without having any luck on the horses. “Unfortunately I didn’t. I had a couple of places, no wins. I was still up but not up as much as I’d like to be,” he told the Irish Echo. The Dubliner plays chauffeur Tom Branson in the hit period drama, which airs on Channel Seven. Pic: Emirates/SDP Media. Interview :: Page 26
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FINGERPRINTS found on packaging for a knife used in the fatal stabbing of an Irish jeweller will be analysed to see if they belong to the man accused of his murder, a court has heard. Gavin Perry, 26, of Crib Point, is charged with the murder of Dermot O’Toole. He is also facing charges of armed robber y and intentionally causing serious injury, over the incident in July this year at the Jewel Shed, in Hastings, southeast of Melbourne.