A 34-YEAR-old man who appeared before Carlow District Court on 26 charges was sentenced to 21 months in jail by Judge Geraldine Carthy at a recent hearing.

A MAN who admitted to repeatedly sexually abusing his partner’s teenage niece while she lived with them has been jailed for seven years.

A CRIMINAL gang with links to organised crime groups across Europe was being directed from inside an Irish prison by a Polish national serving a nine-and-a-half-year sentence, who was allegedly using phones smuggled into his cell to run the ...

A WOMAN received a nine-month suspended sentence for possession of drugs and possession of a scissors and screwdriver at a hearing of Carlow District Court recently.

A MAN who hid almost €85 worth of steaks in his jumper before walking out of a Bagenalstown supermarket was jailed for six months at Carlow District Court.

A man who claimed to be a member of the IRA and threatened to “blow the place up” in Carlow town has been jailed for two months.

A DUBLIN man who admitted speeding but did not pay the fine because he alleged there were six other men by the same name living in his area was nonetheless convicted at a hearing of Carlow District Court before Judge Geraldine Carthy.

A CARLOW man who admitted to a string of offences, including theft, criminal damage and threatening behaviour towards members of the public, has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

A 42-YEAR-old man accused of striking a shop supervisor, leaving him with a suspected chipped tooth, before allegedly threatening to kill him as he fled through Fairgreen Shopping Centre was refused bail at Carlow District Court.

A MAN who exposed himself in public while intoxicated has been sentenced to five months in prison after Judge Geraldine Carthy said a probation report raised concerns about his “negative interactions with women” and compulsive behaviour when ...

FURTHER disruption is expected in the courts this week as solicitors in Carlow and across the country continue to withdraw services over proposed changes to the fee structure of the free legal aid system.

A CARLOW man who was found in possession of a small quantity of cannabis while on a suspended sentence for a similar offence was initially sentenced to two months in prison before a last-minute correction to his previous convictions record saw the ...

A 24-YEAR-old woman who stole charity boxes twice from the same Carlow shop during a month-long spree of thefts across the town has been jailed for ten months.

A 50-YEAR-old man has been given a 21-month prison sentence for possessing €5,600 worth of drugs and a stolen bike and chainsaw when he appeared before Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a recent sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

"An event just escalated beyond what he thought it would be"

A CARLOW man of no fixed address was given probation in place of a two-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to shoplifting from Aldi in Graiguecullen.Prosecuting Sgt McPartlin told the court that on 31 July 2025 at 2.30pm, Dominic Mulhall ...

A CARLOW man found sheltering €21,097 worth of cannabis in his shed was given a three-year suspended sentence by Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A 26-YEAR-old man who stood on his former partner’s car causing thousands of euros worth of damage received a three-year suspended sentence from Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a recent sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A DUBLIN man with 85 previous convictions received a four-year prison sentence from Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court for burglary.

A CARLOW man who was test driving a car he had repaired on a laneway near his home was fined and disqualified from driving after a collision left the driver of another vehicle with injuries.

A NIGERIAN man who used someone else’s British passport to secure employment providing care to elderly people in Co Carlow received a nine-month suspended sentence at Carlow District Court.

A MAN with 176 previous convictions was sentenced to a total of five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a pistol and separately to four counts of drug possession at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A MAN who stole a wallet containing €740 in cash from a person he had spent the day drinking with was sentenced to five months in prison at Carlow District Court.

The verdict was unanimous 

A 30-YEAR-old man was sentenced to four months in prison after he caused a high-speed police chase through the centre of Carlow town.

The judge heard addiction was cause of the offending 

He was sentenced to 3 years in jail

He tried to walk away from his car after being followed by a garda

A MAN whose blood alcohol level was more than double the legal limit went on a chaotic rampage through a garda station, throwing his own blood at an officer and daubing it across a cell wall after being arrested following an early morning encounter ...

A 47-YEAR-old man who broke into Boots Pharmacy in Fairgreen Shopping Centre, Carlow and stole a cabinet of Dior perfume was sentenced to one year and six months in prison by Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A 21-YEAR-old Carlow man who loudly declared a garda’s evidence to be ‘bollocks’ in open court was sentenced to four months in prison after a judge said his demeanour on camera footage did not reconcile with his version of events.

“FRONTLINE workers are entitled to do their work without being violently assaulted,” Judge Eugene O’Kelly remarked as he handed down a four-year prison sentence to a Carlow man for assaulting a ticket inspector after he was asked to produce a ticket.

A CARLOW man headbutted a children’s soccer coach after the coach took his son off the pitch during an U12 match, Carlow District Court heard.

A MAN who stole a JCB and was pursued by gardaí across Co Carlow last year was sentenced to two years and three months in jail and received an eight-year driving ban from Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a recent sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A 46-YEAR-old man pleaded guilty to possessing a pistol and, separately, pleaded guilty to four counts of drug possession at a sitting of Carlow Circuit Court before Judge Eugene O’Kelly. John Brannigan, 150 New Oak Estate, Carlow was found with a 0.

A 31-YEAR-old man who threatened someone with a hammer two years ago pleaded guilty at a recent sitting of Carlow District Court before Judge Eugene O’Kelly.

A 36-YEAR-old man pleaded guilty to possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material at a recent sitting of Carlow Circuit Court before Judge Eugene O’Kelly.

A 39-YEAR-old Portuguese national has been sentenced to five months in custody after pleading guilty to public order offences arising from two separate incidents in Co Carlow.

A WOMAN who pleaded guilty to stabbing her friend twice in the breast received a fully suspended prison sentence of three years and three months from Judge Eugene O’Kelly at Carlow Circuit Court after he said he was pleased that she had “taken ...

A TULLOW businessman has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, after he was convicted of being in possession of an assortment of stolen power tools and providing five false invoices to the gardaí in order ...

A CARLOW man who showed ‘no remorse’ after being convicted of possessing two knives by a jury last November was sentenced to 18 months in prison by Judge Eugene O’Kelly at a recent sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

A 44-YEAR-old Tullow man with two previous road traffic convictions, including a drink-driving disqualification handed down earlier this year, was fined €250 after his Volkswagen van was involved in a two-vehicle collision in which he failed to stop.

A 62-YEAR-old man who stole from a Castledermot supermarket on 12 separate occasions in the aftermath of losing his family home to an arson attack received a fully suspended sentence at Carlow District Court.