‘It’s not as if we’re delaying him from work’ — would-be bridegroom asks court to ease his bail conditions
Fri, Oct 09, 2026
The heart-rending tale of a prospective bridegroom being separated from his fiancée by what he regarded as over-onerous bail conditions being imposed on him by Gardaí standing in the path of him and wedding bliss took another turn at Ballinasloe District Court.
At a sitting of the court on September 24 Bernie Corcoran, 4 An Creggaun, Ballinasloe, pleaded that not only had Gardaí arrested him three times on his stag night but had also imposed such strenuous bail conditions that they prevented him from joining his beloved in Lifford, Co Donegal. As a result, his wedding had to be put back a month, he stated.
The kernel of the issue was that Mr Corcoran could not provide a verifiable address for where he would reside in Lifford. Garda Sgt Christy Brown told Judge James Faughnan that simply stating Lifford was not a sufficient address, and inquiries were unable to locate an address where Corcoran would be welcome.
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