He said he abandoned his dad's van because he "knew he would go mad". 

A CARLOW District Court judge has handed down an eight-year driving ban to a woman who was found to have almost twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system when she was stopped by gardaí in Baltinglass while already disqualified from driving.

A CARLOW woman has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service for allowing over €12,000 of misappropriated funds to be funnelled through her bank account.

A DEFENDANT was sentenced to one month in prison for stealing a bottle of Paddy’s whiskey by Judge Geraldine Carthy at a sitting of Carlow District Court on 12 March.

A CARLOW man was fined €550 at Carlow District Court after being found guilty of two public order offences for public intoxication.

A RATHVILLY man who grew cannabis plants in tents inside a shed at his home has pleaded guilty to possession and possession with intent to supply, Carlow District Court heard last week.

A CARLOW man who embarked on a prolific shoplifting spree across the town following his release from prison pleaded guilty to ten counts of theft at Carlow District Court after a bid to have him released on bail to attend a drug treatment programme ...

A MAN has pleaded guilty to using an allegedly fraudulent card to purchase €1,331 worth of tiles on his employer’s instructions in a case a judge described as “bizarre” with “an awful lot of the jigsaw missing”.

AN AMATEUR snooker champion has been exonerated by a Carlow Circuit Court jury of charges arising from an incident with two gardaí on 29 August 2024.

The woman was distressed giving evidence

A FIXED speed camera at a single location in Graiguenaspiddoge, Co Carlow brought 34 drivers before Carlow District Court recently, although for many of them the law proved more forgiving than the lens.

A YOUNG Carlow woman who allowed her bank account to be used as a conduit for over €12,000 in fraudulent transactions linked to a nationwide social welfare fraud scheme has been told she will learn her fate next week.

A CARLOW man with 75 previous convictions, who went on a violent rampage through a local park – robbing one man of his watch, attempting to steal another man’s dog and trying to snatch a mobile phone from a third who came to his victim’s aid – has ...

A ROAD Safety Authority employee was among five motorists who appeared before Carlow District Court for speeding offences detected by a fixed camera on the N80 at Graiguenaspiddoge.

A 52-YEAR-old Carlow man was found guilty of causing criminal damage to a neighbour’s flowerpots and car in an incident that occurred on 3 September 2025.

A POLISH native pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a stolen bicycle and one count of possessing drugs for sale or supply before Judge Mary Morrissey in Carlow Circuit Court on 19 February.

A MAN who was in Kerry on the day of his court appearance was convicted of drug-driving at Carlow District Court after blood samples taken on the night of his arrest tested positive for cannabis.

A WOMAN who drove under duress while just above the drink driving limit after being assaulted by her then partner was commended for her bravery when she sought help from gardaí.

Solicitor Chris Hogan asked Judge Fiona Brennan to grant legal aid for a second junior counsel, considering the seriousness of the matter, which she agreed to

A THIRTY-TWO-year-old Moldovan national who has been living in Ireland for over two decades has been disqualified from driving for four years after he was caught driving without insurance while waiting for a refund from his cancelled policy.