JUDGE Andrew Cody noted that a man who came before Portlaoise District Court was the same age as him, to which a garda sergeant replied: “He has a different lifestyle to yours.

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.

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.

A SOLICITOR told Judge Susan Fay at a recent sitting of Portlaoise Family Law Court that his client’s family “is up in a heap because he is not allowed back into his house”.

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