The defendant contested the charge

"There was a lot of bravado."

Alleged to have occurred during an online counselling session

The man contests the charges

The girl is charged with the assault of her care worker

“This was an altercation with another female"

“hit me, dragged me down the street, whipped me in the face with a towel and tried to kill me”

“If you were in my shoes, you would have a raised eyebrow"

"He’s already acted the maggot"

There were added tensions because of the parking of van

“Catastrophic, life-changing injuries"

“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?”

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

The defendant is charged with possession and possession with intent to supply the heroin, and also under of the Money Laundering and Terrorism Act.

“Drunk and misbehaving?” guessed the judge

“He was in a mess, spiralled for a while, and got into things he shouldn’t have, but he’s in steady employment now"

The woman's back story that offered a darker underlay to the proceedings

Faced theft and assault charges

"He hasn’t played any part in raising you, we’re not perfect, but everybody deserves a second chance"

“Judge, she came around a corner on the wrong side of the road."

The defendant faces nine charges altogether

"It was only a matter of time before you ended in a wheelchair, or killed someone"

The woman from south Kildare was appearing behind closed doors during the Family Law session of Athy District Court last week

A knife was also found on the defendant 

“He just sat down behind the cans"

“He tells me he made a dreadful mistake"

“If there was a blow-out at that speed I’ll leave to your imagination, but wheelchair or paralysed"

These children in those files have a right to at least some justice

“How brave!” said a judge sarcastically

“He says he does not remember"

"The child never transferred to post-primary after finishing and wasn’t in education for two years"

"He was homeless at the time and had a huge addiction to drugs, but is doing very well now"

“It’s a miracle this man survived"

"She gave me her card to get a few bits"

“I don’t accept lack of concentration"

“I don’t think (a delay of) four months is good enough"

During the family law 'in camera' sessions in Athy last week

“Improve and work together for the sake of the children"

Mr Sillaghi’s first cousin Cosmin Chris and his business partner Darren Delaney to provide 20,000 surety

It is alleged that Mr Dooley and an unnamed accomplice were observed by gardaí moving eight boxes from a van to a shed rented by Mr Dooley

“She’s doing well; she’s not the worst of them"

The judge was amused in this case