“It’s one thing being mischievous, it’s different being criminal."

The juvenile came to court by himself

“She asked a friend if she could lend her her phone to make a call, then she ran off and never returned it”.

“You know speed kills, but this is a death wish!"

“So he claimed the money was only resting in his account?”

"All sentencing options are open to this court"

The man received a substantial sentence

The judge described the defendant's as 'pure thuggish'

“This is not the first time I’ve helped you, I’m not helping you again"

The farmer made several allegations

“How can we prevent this from happening in the future?

The judge was visibly shocked by the disclosure 

A MAN who allegedly flashed and masturbated on an Athy street in broad daylight will have to return to court in a fortnight to hear where the DPP has ruled his case will be heard.

The defence said the evidence produced so far is sparse

"What you did was something a five year old would do"

“They struck up a bond in rehab, this lady gave her her card to buy cigarettes, and she went and used the card on herself"

“When I refused her alcohol, she hit me with a blunt instrument a number of times, she damaged property, windows, cars"

A costly offence

The defendant was described as a money mule in court

It is alleged the offence occurred during a drinking binge

The man had no previous convictions

The man had been brought to the station for an alleged theft offence

“A female was hit in the face and body"

The court was told the defendant was on a combination of drugs and alcohol at the time

“Thank you, judge"

“He was arrested close to his home, very intoxicated, and unco-operative"

One appeared from custody charged with “urinating all over the floor” of a cubicle in Naas A&E

A book of evidence is awaited in the case

“If someone broke into your home and stole your iPhone or your laptop or your bike, you wouldn’t like it"

The woman was pregnant at the time

“I have him blocked on everything except the phone because of the child"

The man explained how he was seeking protection from an adult son who was “abusive and violent”.

The woman was ordered to stay out of Kildare

The defendant is currently serving a sentence

“I’m very sorry – I just want to go home,” said the defendant

"My client has had a very colourful past"

“He has a habit of turning up late"

He held his hands up in fairness

Relations have been somewhat fraught

"There was no reason, just mindless

The man was facing a total of 13 charges which were due for hearing, but as he was now changing his plea to guilty on six sample charges, seven others were withdrawn by the state

“It was borderline indictable"

“He was travelling at speeds up to 180kph on back roads, went straight through a crossroads – it was a 50kph zone through one village"