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Two huge new events are coming to Southport this summer – In Your Area

Posted: March 25, 2021 at 3:05 am

Photo: The events will be held in Southport's scenic Victoria Park

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Get set to party post-lockdown as two of the largest festivals of their kind are coming to Victoria Park in Southport, Merseyside, this summer.

Save The Rave is set to be the biggest ever outdoor 90s rave event to be held in Southport, whilst Lookalike Tribute Festival is the largest event of its kind in the UK.

With the announcement that outdoor festivals and events are back on, these two ground-breaking events in the seaside town are set to be huge with a top line up confirmed for both - as Southports picturesque park plays host to two fantastic festivals following lockdown.

Save The Rave is the largest open-air 90s rave event to ever be held in Southport and features a top line up of iconic 90s rave acts.

Lookalike Tribute Festival is the UK's largest tribute festival and features music from the Beatles, Oasis, David Bowie and more.

Save The Rave comes to Southport on Saturday, June 26, 2021, bringing some legendary 90s rave acts including the likes of Livin Joy, Angie Brown, N Trance, Baby D, 2Funky2, Ultrabeat and John Pleased Wimmin.

With more top acts being announced soon, the event is expected to sell out very quickly.

The biggest outdoor 90s rave event to be held in Southport runs from 12pm until 10pm and features top live acts, performers, pop up gin and prosecco bars, street food stalls, giveaways and more.

Early bird tickets are already sold out but standard tickets just 30 plus booking fee and VIP tickets (private bar, private toilets, private seating and queue jump) are just 70 plus booking fee.

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Lookalike Tribute Festival comes to Southport on Sunday, June 27, 2021, with some of the best tribute acts in the world for some of the biggest names in music history.

The epic event will showcase music from The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, ABBA, Oasis, Elton John and Amy Winehouse.

Running from 12pm until 10pm, the biggest tribute festival in the UK also features top live acts, performers, pop-up gin and prosecco bars, street food stalls, giveaways and more.

Early bird tickets are already sold out but standard tickets just 25 plus booking fee and VIP tickets (private bar, private toilets, private seating and queue jump) are just 50 plus booking fee.

Event organiser, James Daly of Jaly Concerts, said:

He continued: Our aim is to put on huge events that are great value too. Weve been putting on events all around the world for years now but these two are particularly special given the pandemic. Although some events organisers are cashing in on the gold rush, were keeping the ticket prices very reasonable for these two huge events. We just cant wait to see people happy and dancing again.

For tickets and more info about Save The Rave check out the website HERE

To find out more information and buy tickets for the Lookalike Tribute Festival check out the website HERE

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New Study Finds Trance Music Listeners to Be Among the Happiest – EDM.com

Posted: March 11, 2021 at 12:35 pm

We've learned that techno was found to be the least relaxing form of music, but a recent study has now uncovered what genres tend to inspire the happiest listeners.

The findings arrive from an independently conducted survey hosted by theOnBuy online marketplace. The in-depth language study analyzed over two million Reddit comments from 27 of the most popular subreddits for each music genre. They looked for mentions of both positive words and swear words to track if the genre evoked a sense of either happiness or aggression.

Trance music earned the highest spot out of the electronic music genres analyzed, coming in the 7th spot with 7,157 positive words out of 14,198 comments, which equates to50 positive mentions per 100 comments. The aforementioned "unrelaxing" techno actually made the list, landing in the 17th spot. It ranked higher than EDM, house, dubstep, and drum & bass. Interestingly enough, the latter landed in the top three in terms of the least positive language used online.

It comes as no surprise that trance music would rank as high as it did on a list analyzing positivity. The genre champions uplifting song lyrics and feel-good melodies that unite fans across all walks of life. To find out how your favorite genre compares, check out the full studyhere.

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Trance fans nearly twice as positive as dubstep fans, according to new study – Dancing Astronaut

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by: Josh StewartMar 10, 2021

A new study based on Reddits music communities has discovered which genres have the most positive fans. Chief among the findings, and surprising to very few, is that listeners of trance scored amidst the most positive, or as the study puts it, happiest fans. Alternatively, bass-heads, particularly fans of dubstep and drum n bass, scored among the least positive online communities surveyed.

The study, which was conducted by OnBuy, took aim at 27 subreddits of different musical genres, and gauged their positivity by the amount of upbeat contributions to the discussion. According to the results, jazz, metal, and opera were the highest scoring online communities, ranging between 77 and 56 positive mentions per 100 comments. Trance wasnt far behind, however, living up to the PLUR motif with 50 positive mentions per 100 comments. On the other end of the spectrum, genres like drill, dubstep, and drum n bass scored between 11 and 29 positive comments per 100, leading some to suggest that fans of trance are twice as positive as their bass aficionado counterparts.

It is worth noting that this study only targets the discussion of online communities, and not the scene or the genres as a whole. With that being said, the results fall in alignment with the uplifting themes of trance and the grungier aspect of genres like dubstep. Find additional results below, and the full study here.

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Sovereign Gold Bonds Subscription For 12th Trance Ends Today: All You Need To Know – NDTV Profit

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Sovereign Gold Bonds are available at an issue price of Rs 4,662 per unit

Sovereign Gold Bond: The 12th and last seriesof the government's Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme 2020-21 is open for subscription till today, March 5. The government opened the last series of the gold bond scheme 2020-21 on Monday, March 1, for a period of five days. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues interest-paying bonds linked to the market price of gold, as part of the gold bond scheme.Starting from October 2020, the gold bonds were issued in series of six tranches. For the 12th and last installment of the gold bond scheme 2020-21, an issue price of Rs 4,662per unit, equivalent to the value of one gram of gold, is applicable.(Also Read:Budget 2021: Section 47 Of I-T Act Must Be Amended With Respect To Gold Bonds Scheme)

Under the 12th tranche, each gold bond (equivalent to one gram of gold) is priced at Rs 4,662, according to the central bank. The rate is decided onthe basis of spot prices provided by the Mumbai-based India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA).

The 12th tranche of the gold bond schemeopened for subscription on Monday, March1,and is available for investing till today, March 5, 2021

A discount of Rs 50 per unit is applicable for thoseinvesting in the gold bonds online, andthe payment against the application is made through any of the digital modes. For investors paying online, the issue price of the gold pricewill be Rs 4,612per gram of gold. (Also Read:Here Is How Sovereign Gold Bond Price Is Calculated)

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The 12th and the last tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bond for FY21 are priced at Rs 4,662/gm. Investors applying online will get a discount of Rs 50/gm. Investment in paper gold is the best and the most effective way of investing in yellow metal. Gold should have an allocation of 5-20 per centof any portfolio depending on the risk appetite,'' saidNish Bhatt, Founder andCEO, Millwood Kane International.

The sovereign gold bond scheme is opentoresident individuals, Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs), trusts,charitable institutions, as well asuniversities. According to the Reserve Bank,individual investors with subsequent change in residential status from resident to non-resident cancontinue to hold the bond tillearly redemption

The gold bondsare sold through commercial banks, the Stock Holding Corporation, designated post offices, and the stock exchanges BSE and NSE. Theyare held in the RBIbooks or in a demat form. The minimum permissible investment is one gram of gold, for the scheme,

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On the Market: A Five-Floor Beacon Hill Townhouse with a Roof Deck – Boston magazine

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This level of luxe comes with its own elevator, plus an entire main bedroom floor.

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4 Otis Place, BostonPrice: $8,500,000Size: 4,500 square feetBedrooms: 4Baths: 4 full, 2 half

Youll spot this ivy-covered townhouse tucked on a private street in the Flat of the Hill section of Beacon Hill, surrounded by other brick beauties. When youre standing on that shrouded fifth-floor rooftop deck and gazing out towards the Charles, though, flat will be about the furthest thing from your mind. Here, its all about luxe living and penthouse dreams that soar so sky-high that this pad comes with its own elevatoralong with that $8.5 million price tag.

Start closer to Earth at the first floor, where the grand staircase leads the eye up to the second level, though youll want to explore the wood tones of the living room with its fireplace and the cozy sitting room nook with a custom window seat, which is awaiting new life as a library. Or, pen those best-sellers yourself in the first-floor office with its handsome wood-paneled walls and fireplace.

Start planning the post-pandemic bashes youll throw on the second floor, which is tailor-made for entertaining thanks to its open floor plan. Sip drinks in the living room while the fire flickers in the fireplace and you and your guests gaze at the streets below. Then, dish in the dining room with its custom wet bar with a tile backsplash for after-dinner cocktails. The traditional details of molding and panels flirt with the more modern style, especially in the sleek kitchen with its stainless steel hood and minimal cabinets.

Here, youll have to think bigger than a main bedroom: The entire third floor is your own personal hotel within the home. Unwind in the bright bedroom with its custom storage that cuts the clutter and separate seating area tucked by the windows. Past the walk-in closet and full laundry room awaits the behemoth of a bathroom, a gleaming masterpiece with double vanities separated by a custom window seat. The hardest decision is whether to settle in for a long soak in the free-standing tub or let the lure of the rain shower lull you into a trance of tranquility.

The fourth floor boasts two bedrooms, including one mini suite with its own bath and dressing room. And the crowning achievement of the fifth floor? The warmer weather cant get here fast enough to lounge in the sun-drenched living room, shake up a cocktail at the wet bar, and head to the roof deck where you can toast the whole night away while you enjoy some people watching in the streets below.

For information, contact Glenn Forger, Olde Forge Realty, 4otisplace.com.

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‘I Need You’ released by Alfredo Magrini is an energetic and groovy anthem that sets the club mood instantly – Daily Music Roll

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Artist Alfredo Magrini releases his latest musical record I Need You which reflects on some of the best melodies of trance, progressive, and deep house music.

The success of the deep house is greatly owed to the mainstream artists who have contributed some profound musical pieces to uphold the sparkle of the genre. A lot of music that goes down as future house and deep house is not essentially worth the name, but thanks to artists like Alfredo Magriniwho have assembled the perfect sounds to define the exclusivity of the genre. The dynamic and talented artist from Rome creates music that is rich in harmonies and progressive tones. Taking the meaning of a deep house and future house music to the next level by injecting his uniqueness, the artist is quickly becoming the creator of some of the most exciting and enthralling soundscapes. His style is infectious and the way he plays with the rhythms and melodies of future house, afro-house, trance, and deep house is commendable.I Need Youis the latest track released by the musician in which he has borrowed the essential of the genres and infused it with his hazy vocal melody to swap away from the listeners attention.

Alfredo Magrini is a DJ and music producer whose music is carved by varied musical influences and the artist holds a deep passion for progressive tunes and trance. Having dropped his first release in 2010, the musician has quickly oriented the arrangement of regular club music with his warm yet banging melodies, and the latest record I Need You drives with a similar intention.The song flows through multiple variations and uses genuine impactful instrumentation including real strings, real drums, bass, and percussion to create a wholesome effect.Listen to him on YouTube and Spotify, and follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more details.

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Alfredo Magrini brings dynamic tunes to the new EDM scene with his crushing track ‘I Need You (Original Mix)’ – Daily Music Roll

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The upcoming house music artist from RomeAlfredo Magriniis the essential vitamin that the industry needs to survive. He brings a new songI Need You (Original Mix).

The trailblazing Trance music artistAlfredo Magriniis back with a new addition to his superfly discography and he loves to call itI Need You (Original Mix). The latest music release is out on Youtube right at the beginning of March. Produced by a set of quintessential music producers including Made 2 Dance, and Blanco Y Negro, the track has not spared any place without leaving the impression of unique versatility in myriad ways. The upcoming Future House musician is flooding the market with this new addition to his milestone index. He creates colorful daub that draws on the dub sounds when they collide with the world of psychedelic rhythms.

Alfredo Magrinigives out a great show with his desirable melodic House music presented in the new music releaseI Need You (Original Mix)on Youtube. Mask your La La Land with the heavily infectious Deep House rhythms saturating this wild track. Its emotive chords and choppy futuristic beats showcase his diversity in the new musicality. With loose percussion, he adds cosmic vibes to the deftly composed grooves. The energy he infused in the trippy verses is insane. He implements the mania of skyward synth hooks to pick up the pace of the overall beguiling Trance melodies.

The uprising indie artist proves that he is scaling up his authentic versatility beyond the generic need with the edge-cutting sound of the new dance track. The audience must crack the dance floor with the crazy, dark hooks he plays with the rising synth waves. Follow him onSpotify, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more music.

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Noughty 90s festival Newcastle lineup revealed including Peter Andre, S Club, 5ive and N-Trance – Chronicle Live

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Its the gig that got everyone talking when it was announced last week and the lineup is now out for the epic Noughty 90s festival in Newcastle.

Set to take over Leazes Park over August Bank Holiday weekend, the two day event is going to be one serious summer throwback as organisers unite a whole host of acts, many responsible for some massive hits from the 90s and 00s on one stage.

Interest in the ChronicleLive story on Noughtys festival has been huge with the Facebook post on it attracting thousands of comments, with people excitedly tagging their friends in as we all hope for a much brighter and bigger summer after a dismal 12 months for the entertainment industry and country as a whole.

The lineup for Noughty 90s is like a whos who of the Mobo Awards from back in the day mixed with the best Clubland compilation ever and back copies of Smash Hits magazine.

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On the Saturday, August 28, youll have more than '21 seconds' to catch So Solid Crew stars Romeo and Lisa Maffia as they take to the Leazes Park.

With a little bit of luck (see what we did there!) theyll be joined by chart smashing garage double act DJ Luck and MC Neat, while therell be shouts of bo selecta when Artful Dodger do their thing.

Sweet Female Attitude, the duo responsible for eternal classic Flowers, will also be there and therell be chants of were lovin lovin lovin it filling the Newcastle sky as so will Pied Piper.

Things get slightly cheesier the following day on Sunday, August 29 when pop heavyweights steal the spotlight.

Peter Andre will be belting out classics like Mysterious Girl and Flava while S Club will be hoping to prove their STILL aint no party like an S Club Party and 5ive will be hoping to keep everyone movin.

Other big names from pop past lined up to entertain include East 17, Outhere Brothers and Atomic Kitten, while fans of 90s and 00s dance will be well catered for as N-Trance, Nightcrawlers, Berri, Phats & Small, Ultrabeat, DJ Sammy and Ian Van Dahl are also on the bill.

You can see the lineups for each day in full in the pictures above.

Tickets for Noughty 90s Festival are on sale now from Skiddle.

A weekend ticket will cost you 55.24 (including fees). Saturday tickets are available for as little as 22.25, with Sunday only tickets currently at 38.74.

VIP options are also available.

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‘I Need You’ by Alfredo Magrini is everything you need to hear to get your soul grooving to the best of Future House music – Daily Music Roll

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I Need You by Alfredo Magrini is the ultimate deep house anthem of this season, filled with intricate bars and exciting, warm melodies setting the mood instantly.

The genre of deep house has survived for decades for its ability to present the audience with blissful and refreshing sound adventures. While some are slower, moodier, there are some that sound like the perfect club-bangers, and then comes those that drive with the uniqueness of both the categories to fully enthrall the listener. Driving with one such uncommon trait, artist Alfredo Magrini has consigned to warm up the mood with his addictive and playful rhythms that require hours of revisiting. Coming from Rome, the artist has been enjoying the spotlight for quite some time for his unique mix of deep house, future house, trance, and Afrohouse music.

I Need You is the latest music video dropped by the musician in which he has let his creative freedom act as the anchor of the record. The level of energy, enthusiasm, and unpredictability the artist has infused in his record completely stuns the listener and prepares them for the other good things they can expect from the artist in the future. The song is driven by the artists unique artistic vision and combines some brilliant deep house, future house, and trance melodies that demonstrate his faultless musicality. The artist has beautifully united the intensity, warmth, and depth of the genres to create something stunningly groovy, uplifting the mood at every instance.

Alfredo Magrini is a producer who follows his heart to create sound and his magnetic style makes his creations even more compelling and infectious. The latest record I Need You progresses with a haunting soundscape and is impactful enough to mark him as a top-quality music composer in todays musical landscape. His music is undeniably experimental and pulls out the best of the genres to treat the audience with the very best. Hear the artist on YouTube and Spotify, and follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for more details.

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Man (54) jailed for harassing boy he persistently followed in a county Tipperary town – TipperaryLive.ie

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A 54-year-old man received a two-year jail term with the final year suspended at Clonmel Circuit Court last week for harassing a 10-year-old-boy by following him and making a suspicious approach to him in a county Tipperary town.

Judge Patrick Meghan imposed the sentence on Michael Davis with an address at Shortallstown, Dunnamaggin, county Kilkenny, who was found guilty following a trial in late February last year of harassing the boy at a location in county Tipperary on March 25, 2016, contrary to the 1997 Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act.

The father-of-three had pleaded not guilty to the harassment offence but accepted the trial jurys verdict.

As he sentenced Mr Davis, Judge Meghan concluded that the defendant engaged in persistent following of the boy and he considered his approach to the child in a field constituted an element of grooming.

The court heard the incident had a profound impact on the victim, who changed from being an outgoing child to one who suffered nightmares and lost his trust in adults. His parents rejected Mr Davis offer of 12,000 compensation.

The finalisation of the sentencing of Mr Davis was delayed for a year because of difficulties in producing a psychiatric report and updated probation service report on Mr Davis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

At the start of the sentencing hearing, a detective garda, who investigated the case, reshowed CCTV footage evidence from the trial.

It showed Mr Davis following the boy around a shop and speaking to him at the sweets section and showed him following the boy out of the shop and around the back of the shop. CCTV also showed the boy going to a neighbouring housing estate. Mr Davis returned to his BMW car and drove around the estate.

The court heard Mr Davis then followed the boy on foot when the child crossed the main road and went to a local field.

Mr Davis approached the boy in the field and spoke to him but the child ran to a woman in another part of the field, who was a friend of his mother. The court heard the entire incident lasted 27 minutes.

The court also heard that another court prosecution against Mr Davis is pending and relates to an offence that occurred in October 2016.

Defence barrister David Bulbulia BL said his client accepted the jurys verdict last year and expressed remorse over the distress he caused the boy during his garda interviews and before the jurys verdict in the trial. He had always been horrified that he caused the child distress.

Following the trial, Mr Davis offered to pay 12,000 compensation as a token of his remorse to the victim but it was rejected by the boys family. The victims family still didnt wish to accept this money but it remained available to them or to be donated to an appropriate charity as part of the sentence.

His client had felt an abiding sense of shame when he was brought away in the prison van after the trial last year.

He was ashamed of himself and realised that nobody but himself had put him in the back of the prison van; somewhere he never expected to be.

Mr Davis was remanded in custody for two weeks following the conclusion of the trial but then granted bail and complied with all the bail conditions set at that time.

The barrister pointed out that his client hadnt come to the adverse attention of the garda since October 2016 and had never been in trouble in his life before the incident for which he was now being sentenced.

Mr Bulbulia outlined that a psychologists report prepared on his client last year linked a childhood trauma Mr Davis suffered when he accidentally shot and seriously injured his brother when he was about 14-years-old to his behaviour on this occasion.

The court had requested the psychiatrists report to advise further on any connection between the two events.

This psychiatric report was now before the court and it endorsed the psychologists conclusion that there was a link between Mr Davis behaviour on March 25, 2016 and the childhood trauma, which his client never properly addressed until he was arrested and sought help.

Mr Bulbulia said the psychiatrists explanation for Mr Davis behaviour on that day was that he was in the throes of a highly distressing mental state. This may account for some of what he did on that occasion.

In relation to his clients risk of re-offending, the barrister argued that Mr Davis has now taken steps to deal with the deep underlying scar caused by what happened when he was 14-years-old and the psychiatrist, in her report, acknowledged the steps he had taken since the beginning of the investigation to get to the bottom of this by undergoing therapy.

Mr Bulbulia addressed what he described as the elephant in the room. He submitted there was no evidence in this case of Mr Davis having a sexual motivation or agenda.

He noted the DPP didnt direct that his client be prosecuted for any offence or attempted offence of a sexual nature nor did the DPP direct a prosecution for attempted abduction or grooming.

This was an harassment prosecution and he appealed to the court to bear that firmly in mind when sentencing Mr Davis.

In relation to the gravity of the offence, Mr Bulbulia pointed out there was no suggestion the boy had been a target of interest for any period of time. It was a once-off incident.

The DPP directed the case was suitable to be dealt with in the District Court if the defendant pleaded guilty. His client opted for a trial, as was his right. The barrister stressed he was in no way suggesting that this wasnt a deeply distressing incident for the injured party.

He placed the offence at the upper level of the lower end of the scale of gravity for harassment cases. He cited cases prosecuted before the courts that related to very nasty, depraved and prolonged offending that represented the highest end of the scale in making this assessment.

Mr Bulbulia also argued this prosecution has already had significant collateral consequences for his client irrespective of the penalty the court imposed.

Mr Davis had held a very senior management position in one of the largest companies in the country and had lost this job. He was currently employed but earning a fraction of what he previously earned.

His marriage had also ended. He now had a very serious Circuit Court conviction that will follow him for the rest of his life.

The barrister appealed to the court to take into account Mr Davis very significant efforts to rehabilitate in imposing sentence.

Judge Meghan highlighted a paragraph of the psychiatrists report which described Mr Davis as having been in a trance like state that he came out of when he spoke to the boy in the field.

But the evidence of the woman the boy ran to in the field was that when she called him, the defendant disappeared and she next saw him down by the main road.

The point I am raising is that he ran away, supposedly coming out of a trance-like state. Wouldnt it be more likely for him to say, what is happening, I am sorry, the judge asked.

Mr Bulbulia responded that this portion of the witness statement was the subject of cross examination during the trial. He didnt think Mr Davis accepted that he ran away.

Judge Meghan replied that this looked to him to be deliberate rather than trance-like behaviour.

In imposing sentence, the judge said he must first consider the aggravating factors of the case and these were the age of the victim, the impact of the incident on the child and the evidence of how Mr Davis followed him in the shop and from the shop into the nearby housing estate and to a field. He characterised Mr Davis approach to the child in the field as an element of grooming. The child ran from the scene to the woman.

The whole episode from entering the shop took 27 minutes. There was persistent following during this period by the defendant.

Judge Meghan noted the incidents profound effect on the victim.

He recalled the victim impact statement from his parents detailed how he was an outgoing boy prior to this incident but his world turned upside down after it.

He suffered from nightmares, he lost trust in adults, his school work went downhill, his participation in sport became non-existent and he stopped going to the shop.

The mitigating factors were that while Mr Davis denied the allegation, he didnt obstruct the investigation. He apologised and expressed remorse and offered 12,000 compensation, which was rejected by the victims parents.

Alongside this, there was no violence or earlier surveillance or targeting of the boy and Judge Meghan accepted the defendant felt ashamed.

He concluded the appropriate sentence was two years imprisonment and he suspended one year of the jail term on condition he kept the peace and attend counselling while in prison and come under the supervision of the probation service. The judge made an order directing that Mr Davis stay away from and not communicate in any way with the victim for 11 years.

He refused Mr Bulbulias application requesting a deferral of the commencement of the prison sentence to allow his client time to put his affairs in order such as notifying his employer. But he gave Mr Davis credit for the two weeks in custody he served following the trial last year.

Judge Meghan finally praised the garda for their very good detective work in investigating this case and two civilian witnesses who were of great assistance during the trial.

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