"He was homeless at the time and had a huge addiction to drugs, but is doing very well now"

“It’s a miracle this man survived"

“I don’t accept lack of concentration"

It is alleged that Mr Dooley and an unnamed accomplice were observed by gardaí moving eight boxes from a van to a shed rented by Mr Dooley

"You were trying out a new car? Well, tonight, you’ll be trying out a new bed in the Midland Prison."

The accused has been only in the country for eight weeks before the accident

“These are very serious charges"

"It took two operations to realign his bite"

“This was absolute madness."

“You just couldn’t make it up!”