A DEFENDANT who punched a teenager repeatedly in the face was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment when he appeared before Carlow District Court last week.

A SKIP truck driver who was accused of holding a mobile phone while driving has been given the benefit of the doubt, but was convicted and fined for driving without reasonable consideration for other road users.

A 40-YEAR-OLD man who was found heavily intoxicated and bleeding in a Carlow estate has been fined €200 for a public order offence.

A MAN who was found intoxicated and stumbling on a road in Carlow town in the early hours of Halloween was fined €200 at Carlow District Court.

A 26-YEAR-OLD single mother has been sentenced to eight months in prison after admitting to a string of thefts from supermarkets across Carlow and Wicklow.

A MARRIED couple, now locked in a bitter separation but still sharing the same home, returned to Carlow District Court last week as a protection order breach was alleged to have unfolded over a balled-up handwritten note, a spilled breakfast and ...

A 56-YEAR-OLD man who was observed swerving while driving through Carlow town on New Year’s Day and subsequently refused to provide breath specimens has been disqualified from driving for four years.

A 47-YEAR-OLD man was fined €300 at Carlow District Court for being intoxicated to the extent he was unable to speak or stand unassisted at a bus station in the town.

A 25-YEAR-OLD Carlow man has been ordered to engage with the Probation Services after he appeared before the local district court charged with theft and public order offences.

A 65-YEAR-OLD man who was found dancing in front of vehicles on a Carlow road while intoxicated has been jailed for two months at Carlow District Court.

A 28-YEAR-OLD Dublin man who voluntarily removed cocaine from his underwear and attempted to dispose of it on a Carlow street has been fined €300.

A MAN who was observed by gardaí “performing donut manoeuvres” on a main road in Co Carlow has been ordered to undergo a probation assessment.

A CARLOW woman who stole cleaning products from a local shop has been ordered to carry out community service. Kathleen Breslin entered a guilty plea to theft at Carlow District Court.

AN ORGANIC pig farmer who pleaded guilty to possession of stolen property told gardaí he had purchased a quad buggy from an unknown seller before later admitting he knew the man, Carlow District Court has heard.

A YOUNG man who led gardaí on a dangerous high-speed pursuit through multiple Co Carlow towns and into Co Kilkenny, requiring the deployment of a helicopter and traffic support unit, has been warned that he faces a custodial sentence.

A MAN found in possession of cannabis and a knuckleduster in Carlow town has been given the benefit of a probation report.

A NIGERIAN national accused of causing the death of another motorist in a head-on collision outside Tullow has been remanded in custody after a judge deemed him a flight risk.

A 29-YEAR-OLD man who attempted to drive off in a vehicle that was being seized by gardaí has been jailed for seven months.

A 61-YEAR-OLD man has been fined €700 and disqualified from driving for four months after he was caught travelling at 154kph in an 80kph zone.

A MOTORIST was fined and disqualified from driving after being found to be under the influence of cannabis at a checkpoint in Carlow.

 A TULLOW woman was fined €200 after stealing items worth €280 from a Carlow town store last December. Kathleen Cash Connors (33) of Oakley Heights, Tullow appeared before Carlow District Court charged with theft.

A 22-YEAR-OLD Latvian man who was observed discarding a bag of cannabis and was found with quantities of drugs in a vehicle has received a suspended sentence at Carlow District Court.

A CARLOW man who was recently found guilty of breaching a restraining order has appeared before the local district court again on a separate public order charge involving the same complainant.

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been disqualified from driving for six months after his car sent sparks flying when it hit a speed ramp during what appeared to be a race with another vehicle.

A 70-YEAR-OLD Latvian man’s attempt to prove his innocence through a dramatic courtroom demonstration was swiftly shut down by a judge who told him: “We are not into displays in Carlow District Court.

A DRIVER who was caught for the fourth time behind the wheel without insurance was last week put off the road for six years when he appeared before Carlow District Court.

A MOTORIST who pleaded guilty to driving without insurance was spared a disqualification when he appeared before Carlow District Court recently.

A MAN who broke into an army camp and stole several items, including socks, was last week handed a suspended sentence when he appeared before Carlow District Court.

A MAN suffering from chronic pain resorted to growing his own cannabis plants in a bid to self-medicate, Carlow District Court heard last week.

Solicitor Alex Rafter said that his client had pleaded guilty early

A CARLOW man was last week served with a book of evidence in the local district court, charged with dangerous driving causing death.

A DRIVER who had 32 previous convictions was imprisoned for four months and banned from driving for eight years when he appeared before Carlow District Court last week.

A CARLOW man was found guilty of breaching a restraining order but was given a chance to avoid a conviction when he appeared before the local district court last week.

A LOCAL man was summoned to Carlow District Court last week in relation to the theft of three pairs of shoes.

A DEFENDANT who admitted to having €3,200 worth of cannabis for sale in the carpark of a well-known shop in Carlow town was last week handed a prison sentence when he appeared before the local district court.

A NEAR fatal accident in which a driver sustained serious head injuries last week prompted Judge Geraldine Carthy to appeal to Wicklow County Council to improve a junction on a road between Rathvilly and Baltinglass.

A TEENAGER last week pleaded guilty in Carlow District Court to having a quantity of cannabis when he was aged 16, while he also admitted to stealing a bottle of aftershave worth €185 from a local department store.

A MAN who shares the same name as a famous fictional spy received a custodial sentence last week when he appeared before Carlow District Court on driving-related charges.

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.