Warring ice-cream salesmen put freeze on dispute for summer season months

Two warring ice-cream salesmen have agreed to place a freeze on their rivalry forward of the summer season.

Businessmen Jim Chambers, aged 62 and Stephen Cole, aged 40, appeared at Falcarragh District Court docket in Co Donegal.

The pair are accused of a collection of incidents after they arrange on the identical beachside promoting pitch.

It adopted plenty of alleged incidents between the pair who have been working ice-cream vans within the seaside city of Rathmullan.

Each males face a cost of breach of the peace at Rathmullan Seaside on July nineteenth, 2019.

Solicitor for Chambers, of The Glebe, Letterkenny, Mr Donough Cleary advised the court docket “That is basically a dispute between two ice cream salesmen.”

The pair had appeared in court docket beforehand and the case was adjourned to see if the lads ‘cooled off’ over the Easter interval.

Solicitor for Cole of Trentabuoy, Drumkeen, Mr James Canny, advised the court docket {that a} plan had been agreed for the summer season months.

He mentioned that each events had agreed to pitches on the seaside for the summer season in addition to different issues.

He added that himself and Mr Chambers’ solicitor Mr Cleary had agreed on plenty of options and hoped that they are going to work out remarking “if we get a summer season.”

No particulars of the incidents got in court docket.

Nonetheless, Garda Inspector Seamus McGonigle had beforehand advised the court docket “As soon as the solar shines, the issues come up.”

He added that the rows between the 2 events was taking over a whole lot of Garda time.

Decide Eiteain Cunningham adjourned the case till October 18th.

Nonetheless, she gave Gardai liberty to re-enter the case at any stage over the summer season is any points come up between the 2 businessmen.

Warring ice-cream salesmen put freeze on dispute for summer season months was final modified: Might seventeenth, 2023 by Employees Author