WHEN gardaí came on a Kildare man outside a nightclub in Portlaoise they found him in a drunken state, threatening door staff and in possession of a small knife and half a scissors.

The High Court has ordered a couple who unjustly enriched themselves with monies loaned to them by Kildare equestrian centre owner to pay her over €800,000 in damages.

The deceased Peter Kennedy was described as a “kind soul, who loved helping people out”

The centre's owner said she advanced a large amount of loans to the couple but "never received a penny back"

A KILDARE mother-of-one who was involved in a brawl in a Carlow hotel was last week convicted and fined €300 when she appeared before the local district court.

It's the busiest time of the year for the Kildare man

An army officer has gone on trial before a court martial over the alleged stealing of military equipment including ammunition at the Curragh Camp in Kildare three years ago.

FOR the first time in an estimated 40 years, a scheduled court day in Athy was cancelled when no judge turned up to hear the cases of 120 defendants. The normally very reliable Judge Desmond Zaidan was listed for the bench last week (9 July).

The scheme allowed thousands of customers to illegally access channels

A MAN who left a neighbour “for dead in a ditch” after crashing into him on a country road while driving after drinking 20 pints has been jailed for five years.

The judge asked if he had mental health issues