The trio are to be sent forward for trial on indictment

A QUICK stop for some late night food in Portlaoise became very expensive, when gardaí served up a whopper of a fine. The chips were down at the Supermac’s drive thru, when a confused visitor drove in via an exit instead of an entrance.

A MAN who was detected driving at a speed of 177km/h along the motorway in Laois with two children unrestrained in his car, was sentenced to four months imprisonment when his case came before last week’s sitting of the District Court in Portlaoise.

“IT was almost like a James Bond movie!” said a garda describing a high-speed chase out of Athy that resulted in the perpetrator’s car becoming fully airborne.

A WOMAN who allegedly tried to hide four ounces (112. 5g) of cocaine in her bra was remanded on continuing bail on strict conditions to return for DPP’s directions in February.

A WOMAN sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing €30 worth of petrol thanked the judge who sentenced her recently.

JUDGE Geraldine Carthy last week refused jurisdiction in Carlow District Court of an assault case after hearing that an injured party had sustained a fractured nose.

A CARLOW town man appeared before the local district court last week on charges in connection with possessing cocaine.

A 26-YEAR-OLD Baltinglass man has pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with a street value of €5,606 following a search of his home and vehicle last month.

AN electrician who used his pass card to enter a business to steal copper wiring was last week convicted and fined in Carlow District Court.

A 40-YEAR-OLD man with extensive previous convictions has been sentenced to eight months in custody for stealing €400 from an occupied car in Carlow town centre.

A CARLOW man who had “far too much to drink” while he was on medication for epilepsy ended up in the local district court after he caused €2,000 worth of damage in the Talbot Hotel in Carlow.

A CARLOW woman has been fined €300 and disqualified from driving for four years by Carlow District Court on charges relating to driving without insurance and using a mobile phone while driving.

A TINRYLAND man who was found with cocaine in his car has been fined €400 at Carlow District Court. Killian Maher (27) pleaded guilty to possession of an illegal substance contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act following an incident on 21 December 2023.

A CARLOW man was fined €250 at Carlow District Court for a public order offence after he was found intoxicated in a flowerbed near his parents’ home.

A MAN who was previously given a suspended sentence on public order offences was last week sent to prison for four months after Judge Geraldine Carthy told him in Carlow District Court that “the line in the sand has been drawn”.

A SINGLE mother who lost her job and couldn’t afford to pay for her insurance was last week spared a disqualification from driving when she appeared before Carlow District Court.

A BAGENALSTOWN man who filmed gardaí who were seizing an untaxed car appeared last week in Carlow District Court on a public order charge.

A DEFENDANT who was involved in a car chase with the gardaí and who was later found with €1,800 worth of cannabis for sale or supply was last week sentenced in Carlow District Court.

A COUPLE who allegedly burned down a family home in Castledermot in June with a petrol-soaked teddy bear and then stole a car after crashing their getaway vehicle were both sent for circuit court trial.