“I’ve had to sleep with the lights on … he has berated me monthly, physically and emotionally, made me feel worthless"

A 27-YEAR-OLD Carlow man who targeted elderly residents in bogus repairman house calls has been remanded in custody for sentencing consideration after pleading guilty to two counts of deception.

A CARLOW man who admitted poisoning his partner was told by Judge Eugene O’Kelly that it was a “shockingly reckless thing to do”, when he appeared before the local circuit court to be sentenced last week.

"Bypassing of these safety protective devices resulted in a fatal incident that tragically was entirely foreseeable and preventable.”

“The boy is his own child?”

“The injured part doesn’t want to make a fuss about it"

There were added tensions because of the parking of van

A DOG owner told a court last week that he has paid a donation to a canine charity and was willing to pay compensation to injured parties after his two dogs attacked them.

“Catastrophic, life-changing injuries"

A garda said he could smell alcohol from him, that he was in “floods of tears” and “visibly upset”.

“Dropping out of school at 16, he might think he’s streetwise, but he’s not"

“Can I not get him barred from the house so I can get back in with me kids?”

A GRAIGUECULLEN man was last week served a book of evidence in Carlow District Court and will now face a charge in the circuit court of assaulting a garda sergeant, causing him harm.

The defendant told gardaí that he worked in Dublin Airport and that he was getting a taxi home when he fell asleep and ended up in Co Cork

“The marriage is in a really, really bad way"

Peter Kennedy's sister said he had suffered “a cruel and terrifying end”

Defendant Seán Fitzpatrick of Kilpurcell, Ballybrophy, Laois, drove for more than a kilometre with Adam on the driver's door frame before the tragedy

The 38-year old was served with a book of evidence at Portlaoise District Court.

“This is an experienced garda, a member of the roads policing unit, I think the evidence is quite clear"

The court heard Mr Noonan does not accept the verdict of the jury and denied any role in relation to the drugs