A WOMAN who had been due to attend Portlaoise District Court last week was unable to do so because, a few days before, she had been attacked by a dog.

A 25-YEAR-old man who failed to produce his driving licence and insurance after a traffic stop in Graiguecullen was fined €350 at Carlow District Court.

The lorry driver was commended by gardaí

A LOCAL man who stole a €2. 80 bottle of coca cola was given a one-month custodial sentence when he appeared at Portlaoise District Court last week.

The court had been told that at 1.20am, gardaí came across both men stumbling along the footpath in a very drunken state

He had been convicted at a previous sitting of the case to exposing his genitals intending to cause fear, distress or alarm to another person

A WOMAN who filled shopping trolleys with alcohol and groceries on three separate occasions from two different stores totalling €2,128 appeared before Portlaoise District Court charged with three counts of thefts.

There was no money in the purse at the time and it was found a short distance away from the car.

“It’s not his field,” said the 61-year-old. “It’s my field.”

'He became the black sheep of the family over his addiction.'

The defendant sent 16 emails to a shared email account that threated to kill or to cause serious injury to the recipient.

‘He has now turned a corner’ – Josephine Fitzpatrick

It was described by the prosecuting garda Trevor Darcy as an alleged ‘jugging’ crime

The 51-year-old  is alleged to have been in possession of the pornography in his home

WHEN gardaí stopped a man in Portlaoise and searched him, they allegedly found crack cocaine and diamorphine in his possession.

CCTV coverage from Main Street on 26 January showed a man with a knife in his hand. He picked up a rock and smashed a window

WHEN gardaí carried out a search of a house in Portlaoise, they found €600 worth of cannabis in a toilet bowl. Garda sgt JJ Kirby said that a search warrant was issued at a sitting of Portlaoise District Court.

Judge Cody said: “It wasn’t his lucky day, so.”

During stages of the case, the woman accused gardaí of tricking her into coming to court,

After she let him in, he accused her of deliberately scratching his car

‘He felt the traffic in Portlaoise needed directing’

A MAN who broke into a house in Portlaoise believing it to be used as an IPAS centre but instead was being lived in by Bulgarian workers was remanded on continuing bail when he appeared at the local district court last week.