Barrister Anne Doyle said that she had never seen a client “so fearful of coming to court”.

A WOMAN who slammed her hand against a garda patrol car window was in Portlaoise District Court last week charged with criminal damage. Before the court was 42-year-old Iveta Pacaja from Castletown B&B, John Street, Cashel, Tipperary.

WHILE gardaí were on mobile patrol, they came across an intoxicated woman staggering along the road, pulling a wheelie bin with a TV on top of it. According to gardaí, the encounter happened on the Mountrath Road in Portlaoise on 2 August 2025.

The 35-year-old is charged with laundering €22,500.

“I was assaulted and battered by gardaí,” the 62-year-old claimed when he appeared at Portlaoise District Court.

When he got to his destination, the defendant got from the car, made off without paying the €100 fare and ran through a housing estate.

A MAN was released on bail when he appeared at Portlaoise District Court last week after being charged with burglary from a local shop. Before the court was Andrew Conroy (55), Apartment 3, Hynd’s Square, Portlaoise.

AN immediate Emergency Care Order was granted to the Child and Family Agency (Túsla) at the vacation sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week over serious concerns it had for the wellbeing and safety of a four-year old boy.

A MAN who entered a guilty plea for the alleged robbery of outlets at Kildare Village was condemned by the sitting judge at Naas District Court for causing prices to increase for shoppers due to his crimes.35-year-old Fores Djelailia, who has no ...

A MAN called “scumbag” and “queer” by his abusive wife was granted an interim protection order until next April, when she can give her side at a full hearing.

A TEENAGER who had a “serious” amount of cocaine and ketamine at a house in Portlaoise was given a suspended custodial sentence.

 A TEENAGER who caused €1,500 worth of damage at two Laois GAA clubs has been given until December to pay full compensation.

A WOMAN grabbed a mobile phone and threw it on the ground, when she realised another woman was filming her having a row with her ex-partner.

A MAN has lost an appeal following a dispute with a couple over a domestic garage in which they kept exotic pets, including a female caiman alligator.

A WOMAN who was caught speeding at 181kph in Laois has kept her driving licence, after paying €5,000 to a hospice.

A CARLOW businessman has gone on trial charged with handling a large assortment of stolen power tools and later providing false invoices to gardaí in order to prove ownership of those tools.

A WOMAN who alleged that her ex-partner tried to strangle her asked a judge to alter his bail conditions, so that the man could return to her home.

The judge was not pleased the teen had not turned up in court.

The man told the court: "I scrapped the truck since."

“I want to see evidence of some change, if she wants to avoid another 24 hours of B&B provided to her by the State,” said the Judge.