‘I swear to Allah I had a light on my head’ – Baha Baha

‘I’m relying on you to obey the (bail) conditions’ – Judge Susan Fay

A GRAIGUECULLEN man who pleaded guilty to the possession of two bottles containing bleach, which he claimed he was carrying to protect his sister and her child, has had his case adjourned to allow a probation report to be prepared.

16-year-old Kedagh Moore was fatally injured as a result of a collision close to his home

A MAN was sentenced to one month in prison for theft from a Tesco store in Portlaoise.

No legal aid cases were dealt with at this week's sitting of Athy District Court

Sgt Kirby said the alleged incident occurred in the hospital’s A&E department and that there may be CCTV available

The defendant accepted a voluntary deportation order and was due to leave the country two days after his court case.

He appeared before Portlaoise District Court last week as part of ongoing garda investigations into the alleged activities of a Leinster-based organised crime group

A 41-YEAR-old man was brought before a sitting of Portlaoise District Court today charged with assault causing harm at Main Street, Portarlington on Sunday 7 June.

The court heard that the defendant  has one previous conviction for a road traffic offence

Judge O’Kelly described the defendant as being engaged in “wanton criminality” from a young age

The pair appeared before a local sitting of the district court

The court heard that the defendant has 27 previous convictions, eight of which are related to theft and five of which are related to section 4 public order offences

He is charged with threatening to kill or to cause serious injury to a garda

Though no street value was given for the confiscated cocaine, its weight was enough to bring a charge for possession of drugs for sale or supply

She pleaded guilty to the offence.

‘…her actions were somewhat like that character from the Walter Mitty novel’ – Judge Keenan Johnson

Tthe defendant, who was not present in court, has 39 previous convictions.

The defendant committed dangerous driving while on bail for another dangerous driving offence!