“You couldn’t make it up!” remarked Judge Zaidan

The men were remanded in custody and were unable to argue for bail due to the ongoing solicitor's strike

“The minister needs to sit with experienced criminal defence solicitors, and there needs to be meaningful talks."

"He he told me he believed his home was being invaded"

DPP directions are awaited in the case

“You’re my favourite judge in the world!"

The man is alleged to have tossed a keg at one of the couple

“The moral of the story is stop taking illicit drugs"

The defendant had a conviction recorded

The man denies the charges

The offence related to 500 images

The offence allegedly occurred when the defendant was 19

"Five years ago I would’ve said lock him up,” said the woman

“He said he was following Google maps"

The defendant was given a chance to stay clean!

A letter of apology was handed into coourt

The man was granted bail at a recent court sitting

Two-semi automatic pistols were seized by gardaí after scrambler was stopped

He was a no-show in court

"He was very drunk"

The offence is alleged to have occurred last year

The defendant was remanded on bail

“They constantly fear his abusive behaviour and threats”

An elderly man was assaulted and hospitalised during the alleged incident

A rare conviction for the offence in Kildare

The court was told the conviction may impact her garda vetting

A senior investigating officer was appointed, and an incident room was set up at Carlow Garda Station after this

Three faces charges arising from the alleged incident

The father was pleaded on behalf of his son

The men believed the injured party was involved in the death of a friend

“If she continues as she is, she is at low risk of re-offending”

Served with four different books of evidence

“This is a very serious allegation."

The seized drugs have been sent for analysis by Forensic Science Ireland.

He was not too happy to be encountered by gardaí

The man is currently on bail

“He goes out drinking, and doesn’t come home until two or three o’clock in the morning"

The injured party will have to take the insurance hit, the court was told

The man denies the charge

“A SCAR like this is for life, not just a court case”

The woman was granted an interim protection order

“This is very serious. That could be seen as attempted murder"

“Tell (the daughter) I believe everything she told me."