This seizure was made as a result of a joint operation conducted by the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau

Relates to a stolen quad buggy

The incident was described as "out of character"

The court heard that the incident allegedly occurred when the defendant while overtaking drove head-on into a Seat Altea 

"I want him to leave me alone.”

Points for creativity I suppose

The injured party claimed he had been followed around the town

When Judge Carthy raised her eyebrows about the authenticity of the defendant’s name, solicitor Chris Hogan replied: “Yes, it’s an original name.”

“far too much to drink”

"He walked over to me and punched me in the mouth and knocked my tooth out"

An unusual but effective approach

The shower in the bathroom had been left running, resulting in flooding

Solicitor Kellie Manning said that her client knew he was “at risk” and apologised to the court.

Faced charges of dangerous driving and for having no insurance

Banned from driving for eight years too

The defendant had contested the charges

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 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.

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

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 defendant appeared  confused  after a collision

The defence said there was elements of doubt in the case, given that there was no CCTV evidence of where the dog had come from and other Rottweilers with similar colouring living in the area

His second conviction for drink driving

Was found in possession of a screwdriver and gardening gloves

An ISPCA inspector discovered three dogs at the woman's property, but one of them was already deceased

The dogs “attacked” a 13-year-old girl and were “barking and snapping” at the girl and her sister

In defence the court heard that the defendant ran the unofficial taxi service more as a way of socialising than making money

The security men, a father and son, told the court in a victim impact statement that seeing his son’s head being stamped on and that the image “would stay with him for a long time”

The defendant has five previous convictions, all for road traffic offences.

Student said he just wanted to practice driving because he was still learning at the time

The court heard that the three defendants were attending their grandparents’ 50th wedding anniversary

He  “panicked” when he missed the junction and didn’t continue onto the next exit because his passengers would be late

Judge Geraldine Carthy had heard evidence about the case the previous week from the injured party, several of her colleagues and from the accused man

Homesavers  and Mr Price were targeted 

The student was stopped by gardaí on the Athy Road 

Man wielding two knives who was about to fight another man who had a slash hook in Carlow town estate

A man accused of exposing his penis in the car park of a local amenity had the case against him dismissed

The judge described the defendant’s behaviour was “inexcusable”

His partner asked him to make her a sandwich and he allegedly placed medication in it by crushing up some tablets

CCTV footage showed the defendant approaching his in-law with a headbutting action before hitting him

"A PICTURE paints a thousand words,” said Judge Geraldine Carthy as she imposed a suspended sentence on a woman who had pleaded guilty in Carlow District Court to assaulting another woman.