“We’re losing so many people on the roads in comparison to murder and manslaughter"

“After the last day in court (when she was initially banned from further ownership), she went and got another dog and doesn’t seem to have learned her lesson"

"You would expect that behaviour from a pack of hyenas, not a lady"

The defendant was charged of having an uncontrolled dog, and not having a valid licence

Photos of the injuries were handed in

"How can the DPP call this a minor offence?"

The defendant had a "lot on his mind" at the time of the collision, the court was told

'If only all 15-year-olds were like that'

"An absolute danger to everyone"

"You were trying out a new car? Well, tonight, you’ll be trying out a new bed in the Midland Prison."

The dog as being “like a skeleton with a big tummy

Hollie Anderson said that her grandfather’s loss had ‘devastated their lives’ and that ‘his death is like a hole that will never be filled’ and ‘the crash took away our sense of security’.

The woman has previous convictions

“Why didn’t you pay for it?”

A CARLOW man was last week sent forward to the local circuit court, charged with attempting to poison his partner.

Judge O’Kelly was told that the defendant had accused the injured party of stealing her phone and had gone to her house in New Oak Estate to get it back

The court was told the defendant had chronic health issues

The four-year-old was crossing the road on a scooter

The publican had to flee for his safety

“For years, it was constant abuse and control. He cut me off from my friends and I never went outside the door"