The defendant was described as a "decent young fella" in court

The project’s completion is welcome

The arrival of Santa in the window of Duthie’s jewellers on Leinster Street heralded the start of the Christmas season

Deputy Wall raised the potential knock-on impact of the delay to the project on towns like Athy, Kildare Town and Monasterevin in the Dáil with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

"(The garda) said if I didn’t admit to holding the phone, he was going to do me for coming off the roundabout"

The court heard that Mr Smith, who was not present, has 11 previous convictions

The woman had 54 previous convictions

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene

A very successful businessman

Searches carried out this morning

“A female was hit in the face and body"

“The ultimate last word is we still have Max, our youngest, and he gets another Christmas. And that this happened because somebody else put their life at risk for a stranger."

"We believe everyone should have access to good food at Christmas"

The court was told the defendant was on a combination of drugs and alcohol at the time

Revenue is surging in the company

Legal aid was refused in the case

“There’s mould in the shed... the boys are always sick"

Train was stopped for 30 minutes

The injured party attended hospital where it was found his jaw had been “knocked out of place”, which “left it clicking and popping”

A ROBIN was spotted in Athy’s Lidl bakery, nibbling away at croissants and other pastries. Thankfully a video was captured by the Athy BoatTrips.