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

“He’s too old to be in court on this nature of a case."

The woman was given a nine-month sentene

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

The woman faces several charges

Binak Cokaj, working as a packer, suffered fatal head injuries because of the lid of a vacuum packing machine closed on him 

The defendant was described as a money mule in court

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

It is alleged the offence occurred during a drinking binge

The defendant who lives along the Kildare/Carlow border drove to get away from the house, the court was told

The man had no previous convictions

Three of six children in the car were unrestrained

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

THERE was what could only be described as a little bit of screen flirting going in court last week between a judge and a 52-year-old woman facing 17 road traffic offences while currently serving a five-year sentence.

“I HAD a shit in the Paddy Wagon,” said a defendant when asked what she remembered about why she was appearing in Naas District Court last week.

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

“It seemed to have been an isolated case"

“I’m confident he will  continue his clean living, and contribute to society."

“Don’t say anything else, and wait until you talk with your solicitor"

“I was in the back of the car videoing it.”