A BARRISTER told last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court that his client, who was exposed to mould poisoning from his house and car, had not taxed his car because it had been lying up for a prolonged period.

AN EMPLOYEE of the Prison Service who is applying to join the gardaí was convicted of motoring offences at last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

JUDGE Susan Fay issued an bench warrant for the arrest of a Portarlington man who failed to appear at last week’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

The Judge remanded the woman in her absence on her own bail and adjourned the case for finalisation.

AT a recent sitting of Portlaoise District Court, Judge Susan Fay said that a man who was not present because his wife was undergoing a scan was “surplus to requirement.

WHEN gardaí responded to a car crash at Emmett Street, Mountmellick last year, they encountered an upturned vehicle in the middle of the road. There was nobody in the car, but later that day, gardaí found the driver in Portlaoise hospital.

A LAOIS man came before Thursday’s sitting of Portlaoise District Court on charges of rape, threatening to kill and assault causing serious harm to a woman.

FOLLOWING the arrest of a man on 5 December 2021 for begging, gardaí seized €849. 65 from him and the money had since remained in garda care. Gardaí brought an application before Portlaoise District Court seeking permission to dispose of the money.

WHILE carrying out a search of a house in Portarlington, gardaí uncovered a white powdery substance. When tested, it was found to be cocaine with a street value of €2,240.

JUDGE Susan Fay cancelled a fine and a six-month driving disqualification at a recent sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a Mountmellick man when he failed to appear at Portlaoise District Court.

WHILE carrying out a search of a house in Portarlington, gardaí uncovered a white powdery substance. When tested, it was found to be cocaine with a street value of €2,240.

The court was told the 33-year-old defendant had not got the compensation with him in court.

A MAN who was charged with falsely imprisoning and assaulting a woman causing her harm came before a sitting of the family law court in Portlaoise.

A DISSAGREEMENT that started in a house and ended up on a public roadway landed a 52-year-old woman in court.

The solicitor said that his client was homeless and vulnerable at the time.

A DEFENDANT who appeared in Portlaoise District Court said she did not accept that cash seized by gardaí during a search of her house was the proceeds of drug dealing.

WHEN gardaí got a strong smell of cannabis coming from a group of women, at the train station in Portlaoise, they searched one, and found her to be in possession of 27 Alprazolam (Xanax) tablets.

AT Portlaoise District Court last week, a solicitor for a man asked Judge Susan Fay not to impose a custodial sentence on her client who had amassed 110 previous convictions.

A DOMESTIC dispute that spilled out onto the public roadway landed a man in court on public order offences.

AN ONLINE fitness coach has until February to make a €400 donation to the poor box at Portlaoise District Court or he will be left with a lifelong conviction under the ‘Firearms Act.

A 48-YEAR-OLD Abbeyleix woman who grabbed the lapel of a uniform and pulled the hair of a receptionist at the Maldron Hotel in Portlaoise appeared before the local district court last week on an assault summons.

A SOLICITOR told Portlaoise District Court that his teenage client “accepts he needs to be more compliant where gardaí are concerned,” after the 19-year-old failed to give his details to the gardaí.

The 42-year-old Mountrath woman submitted a fraudulent application form in an attempt to obtain cheaper car insurance

The court heard that the couple had engaged in the illegal activity because one of them had accrued a debt of €8,500.

The court heard the 34-year-old Portlaoise man had 122 previous convictions.