LIMERICK District Court marked another historic milestone last Thursday when it made its first video link connection to another prison outside the city.

Praising the Courts Service and prison staff for their work in setting up the live link with Cloverhill Remand Prison, Judge O’Donnell noted; “that we should use this facility more and this should forge links throughout the country between the courts and prisons. We made history today and I hope we can build on it”.

His comments came after a video link was made possible to Cloverhill Prison to hear the case of 32-year-old, Gary Culhane of Hyde Road.

Culhane, who is serving a sentence at the Dublin Prison, was notified that the documents and directions were available from DPP and that he would be served with a Book of Evidence relating to two counts of alleged burglary and two counts of alleged criminal damage, dating back to May of last year.

The case was adjourned for Culhane to be presented at Limerick District Court for service of documents and for a date for the trial to be set.