They were "idle threats" according to his solicitor

"He put out his hand for a handshake, pulled her closer for a hug, sniffed her neck and touched her bottom"

"I love all my children, and would never do this."

“He took my innocence in a most monstrous way, but I want to save others now from abuse in the future."

“The (alleged) assaults began one week after marriage, and continued through 29 years of marriage”.

The woman said she genuinely thought her life was over during the vicious attack

“His problem is alcohol, judge."

The defendant went to hug the injured party then kissed him on the back of his neck after he got the cigarette

“He punched her twice in the face, pulled her hair, and told her he’d cut her head off"

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

"The way he treats the mother of his children is appalling, cowardly and embarrassing.

The woman was given a nine-month sentene

The incident caused thousands of euro worth of damage for one driver

“He started assaulting you before you had the children?”

“He has threatened me multiple times"

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

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

One woman left the 'collision' for a call of nature, only to climb back into the car 

The woman was ordered to stay out of Kildare

The defendant is currently serving a sentence

“My wife is drinking a lot, and the young lad is doing coke"

Following a three-week trial last month, he was convicted by a jury for his role in the drug importation operation

“He’s wild with alcohol, a threat"

The judge expressed his opinion at the lack of DPP directions

A large sum of alleged drug money was allocated to a charity who help families afford Christmas expenses

“I’m not trying to justify it"

The court heard from the sergeant present that the accused was on bail in relation to the charges.

Relations have been somewhat fraught

The court heard Alexandre Pallares grabbed and threw the toddler to the ground after he became frustrated at toys and boxes being strewn around the floor of a playroom

The injuries had been described as "life-changing"

"There was no reason, just mindless

The defendant said: “I didn’t do anything!” 

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

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

The accused was described as a "decent guy"

The man faces a trial in the circuit court

A MAN charged under the 1989 Incitement to Hatred Act for racially abusing a man in Kildare town brought a raised eyebrow to the judge when the charge was read to the court.

The man in his 20s who can’t be named to protect the identity of the injured party

“It was juvenile behaviour,” quipped defending solicitor Seamus Boyle

“What’s the state alleging? ‘Fatal Attraction’?” mused the judge

Relates to posts made on Facebook

The man has been in custody since 29 August

“Everybody knows Paddy! He’s right there!”