The defendant claimed the injured party had been staring at him in the car park. He said the prolonged eye contact made him uncomfortable and nervous.

The decision not to grant a license renewal appeared to be related to a previous conviction

Barristers for both men argued that the deceased friend had a deep fascination with firearms and that their clients had become involved through misguided loyalty to their friend

Solicitor Chris Hogan told the court that his client had given him “unusual instructions” by way of explanation

"I'll say no more"

The solicitor suggested the cocaine found would amount to roughly three nights out

The injured party was treated for several injuries, including bruising to his eyes, cheek and jaw, a cut to his arm and bruising to his back

Intelligence-led operation saw searches conducted at locations in Kildare and Carlow, the court was told

The woman denied doing so

Gardaí told the court that the victim was just 14 years of age at the time of the incident and is a young person in the care of the state

CTV showed the defendant entering the Applegreen forecourt. He entered the shop and returned to his car several minutes later and the vehicle did not move for another three hours.

The man is charged with drug offences

The man had 16 previous convictions for public order offences

It was a condition of her bail that she must not post anything about the trial on social media.

The judge was not swayed by the defence

Well-known to the court

"It was like the end of the world", said the sister of the deceased.

Defence barrister Bairbre Ryan BL maintained that her client had acted in self-defence due to heavy-handed tactics used by the gardaí.

A MAN who made threats to kill a worker at a Carlow service station while accusing her of sharing a compromising video of him has been convicted of two public order offences.

The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery arising

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

Of the 34 cases arising from the same stretch of road, 17 were struck out or withdrawn and three were dismissed

Gardaí noted that he appeared “very nervous”, had bloodshot eyes and that there was a strong smell of cannabis coming from the vehicle.

Solicitor Chris Hogan asked Judge Fiona Brennan to grant legal aid for a second junior counsel, considering the seriousness of the matter, which she agreed to

He told the garda that his insurance company had cancelled his policy after just one payment.