The offence is alleged to have occurred in the 1970s

“He first hit me when our child was seven months old"

"I'm homeless"

“Ryan Weir Gibbons will always be deeply loved, forever missed and never forgotten"

The defendant has been in custody as he is unable to find new accommodation

The man got some benevolence from the judge

"His behaviour is very erratic, it’s horrible, he shouts at me all the time."

The defendant is alleged to have assault the gardaí at a pub in Newbridge

The court was told the man was a family friend of the alleged injured party

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

Barristers for the DPP said that the girl had suicidal ideation and required therapy after being defiled

The defendant had been asked to leave the pub when the assault took place

The court heard that when presented with the charge sheet, the defendant responded: "Go f*** yourself, I'm throwing this in the bin."

The Travellers come from the UK and Ireland and as far afield as France and Belgium

The pair were jailed for eight months

16-year-old Kedagh Moore was fatally injured as a result of a collision close to his home

No legal aid cases were dealt with at this week's sitting of Athy District Court

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

"We know now that Avril’s care needs for the rest of her days will be catered for. It is a great relief."

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

The pair appeared before a local sitting of the district court

The defendant had a conviction recorded

"At the time of these offences my client was laboring under a severe cocaine addiction which he got into as a teenager.”

"He contested the case, showed no remorse, it’s hard to see how he could be given any benefit"

The defendant will 

The defendant was granted bail which included €3,000 lodgment 

The man denies the charges

The offence related to 500 images

The offence allegedly occurred when the defendant was 19

The defendant is a father of seven children and faced a litany of offences

“He almost hit my car this morning"

"She is living her punishment"

The defendant said his car seat was 'wiggly'

“He’s a tyre fitter by trade, and that is the only part of a car he will be in contact with for a long time"

A letter of apology was handed into coourt

The defendant is on bail

The man was granted bail at a recent court sitting

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

"He was very drunk"

The offence is alleged to have occurred last year

"I completely forgot it"

The court was told it was very likely the defendant would have got away if he had not turned himself in at a garda station afterwards

The 82-year-old woman complained about the standard of the work and asked for it to stop but was left feeling she had no option but to allow Mr Connors and his employees to continue the work