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.

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 33-year-old man told Carlow District Court he punched an autistic man at a petrol station because he feared for his safety and that of his 12-year-old son.

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 BIKER who was clocked by gardaí travelling at 185kph was last week convicted and sentenced in Carlow District Court on a dangerous driving charge.

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.

A DEFENDANT who pleaded guilty to stealing a candlestick from a church and a cash box from a farmers’ market was last week given a chance in Carlow District Court to do some voluntary work in St Clare’s Hospitality Kitchen.

An unusual but effective approach

ISPCA senior inspector Fiona Conlon discovered one dog dead and two others severely malnourished when she called to her house in February last year

The defendant denied the charge