Well-known to the court

The man is now being held in custody

There are enough local shoplifters in Portlaoise without tourists coming to the town doing the same thing -Judge Andrew Cody

Judge Cody said: “It wasn’t his lucky day, so.”

During stages of the case, the woman accused gardaí of tricking her into coming to court,

‘I don’t agree with that. I wasn’t doing donuts’

The defendant was stopped twice at garda checkpoints

‘Can we squash this because I’m a postman’

‘He felt the traffic in Portlaoise needed directing’

The defendant "sought solace in the bottle" following a family illness

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) said the HSE was directed to take charge of the nursing home from 2pm on Wednesday.

The woman faces several charges

The court was told the defendant was addicted to cocaine and tablets at the time

Three of six children in the car were unrestrained

ONE of the two men charged with the possession of explosives after being arrested during a cross-border anti-terrorism operation is seeking that his case be heard in Northern Ireland.

The 66-year-old had 40 previous convictions

“All I’m asking for is an extra hour in the evenings. One hour to 9pm. I’m a 35-year-old man and I can’t even join a gym.” 

The solicitor described his client’s car as “a bog-standard Audi A4 Estate

Sgt Kirby said that the defendant had 50 previous convictions.

The woman had 54 previous convictions

Quite a convoluted story

"There was a professional element to this"

The defendant is charged with assaults

The prisoners were working in the horticultural area of the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise

“I’m afraid to ask what speed zone he was driving in?”

It was claimed the defendant was carrying the drugs for a friend

The trio are to be sent forward for trial on indictment

In relation to two separate incidents

“It was an oversight."

One of the children, the court was told, was sitting in the front passenger seat while the other was lying across a woman’s lap in the back seat

The woman was sitting on the ground shaking a can and being very aggressive towards people forcing them to cross the road to go by her.

Judge Fay said: “She now has a choice what kind of Christmas her children are going to have."

The Kildare man pleaded guilty to criminal damage costing €2,000

He was arrested on one occasion in a shopping centre

The accused allegedly told the doorman at the public house in Portlaoise that he knew where he lived.

The men are also alleged to have attempted to convey 11 mobile phones into the prison

“He went a long way from home to get her a gift"

“It’s a particularly high reading"

“I deny every one of them, they are complete lies.” 

The court was  told that it was the fourth time in which HIQA has made such an urgent application in relation to a nursing home since 2016.

“He won’t have too much interest in cars from today"

The former sportsman had performed at Leinster level.

A MAN who got a taxi from Kildare to Tullamore and made off without paying the €100 fare was placed on a 12-month probation bond when he appeared at the vacation sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week. Garda Sergent JJ Kirby said that at 9.