The Laois woman was working on the tills when she took the voucher and cash and did not ring them through on the till

‘It seems to be that she is in a vicious cycle’ – Judge Andrew Gubbins

A MAN found asleep on a stairway of an apartment building in Portarlington was described by his solicitor as not being a criminal mastermind when he appeared before Portlaoise District Court on a public order offence.

The man was before Portlaoise District Court for sentencing after he was convicted of assault causing harm in Kavanagh’s Bar and Venue, Portlaoise.

He is also charged with assault causing harm to the same woman in a Laois town

'He had been homeless and couch-surfing’ – solicitor Brian Duffy

The defendant has 48 previous convictions

A GARAGE owner who operates a car sales business had to arrange for a car transporter to collect his vehicle after it was seized by gardaí. Gardaí seized the vehicle when they found it was being driven without insurance.

‘She was vulnerable due to her drug use’ – solicitor Barry Fitzgerald

The defendant pleaded guilty to having no insurance at Maryborough, Portlaoise on 1 January.

The defendant has 61 previous convictions that included road traffic, assaults, violent disorder, theft and public order offences.

The food items were valued at €51.25.

A 24-YEAR-old Laois man appeared at Portlaoise District Court charged with one count of rape and three counts of sexual assaults on two women.

A MAN accused of assaulting another man with an iron bar outside a public house in Portarlington was remanded on continuing bail when he appeared before Portlaoise District Court.

She was also charged with being intoxicated in a public place and to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour at Market Square, Portlaoise

'The man was driving a car and he (the defendant) tried to get in while it was still moving.'

Judge Andrew Cody duly obliged 

The court heard that the defendant has 75 previous convictions.

He also admitting to distributing or publishing grossly offence or threatening material.

‘Threatened to stick a broken glass in the injured party’s neck’ – Sgt Kirby

The defendant told social welfare staff that one day they would be “on the other side” and would “know all about it.”

The defendant has 21 previous convictions that included assault, drugs, driving, criminal damage, trespass and public order offences.

On speaking with the driver, a garda was informed that she was driving on a learner permit.

 Defending solicitor Barry Fitzgerald said that he was seeking all evidence that is available against his client to include CCTV footage

A MAN was before the Family Law Court in Portlaoise for breaching a safety order. Garda Sgt Kirby alleged that the man (19), who cannot be identified, was “involved in an argument at home over clothes and threatened to break his mother’s nose.

A DISTRICT court judge told a solicitor that the next time he turns up in court, he should be bettered dressed.

Garda Sgt Kirby said the defendant is well-known to the court with 154 previous convictions.

A PORTLAOISE woman ran upstairs and tried to discard drugs in her underwear while gardaí were conducting a search of her house.

The former teacher pleaded guilty to the offences of hit and run by failing to remain at the scene, failing to stop, failing to report and failure to offer assistance

The search took place off the Main street and it was not busy with people around.

The defendant attempted to snatch cannabis from the bonnet of a car after gardaí had taken it from him

GARDAÍ successfully opposed bail for a man who is accused of burglary in which €100,000 in cash was allegedly stolen from a house in Co Laois.

The court heard that while the defendant had paid for some of the goods she had purchased

JUDGE Andrew Cody expressed his dissatisfaction that a solicitor was not present in court to represent a client when his case was called.

‘I couldn’t put him on the sex register even if I wanted to’ – Judge Andrew Cody

Outlining the facts in the case, Garda Sgt Kirby said that at noon on that day, an 80-year-old man with two walking aids exited his car.

A BLOCK LAYER was disqualified from driving when he was convicted of drug-driving at Portlaoise District Court last week.

Eugen Constantin (72), 25 Church Street, Portlaoise is charged with the murder of his wife Adina Raluca Constantin at their home on Sunday 5 July

Solicitors in Laois met and agreed to drop their opposition to it and agreed to accept the new flat fee payment

Judge Andrew Cody convicted Mr Sala of the offence

Barrister Seán Egan asked for more time to be given for payment of compensation

While the defendant was being interviewed by the prison governor and chief prison officer, he allegedly jumped up on the table and allegedly assaulted both men

The man promised Judge Andrew Cody that he’d go to bed early each night if he was released from custody and placed on bail.