Courts

Tinryland man fined for having cocaine

A TINRYLAND man who was found with cocaine in his car has been fined €400 at Carlow District Court. Killian Maher (27) pleaded guilty to possession of an illegal substance contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act following an incident on 21 December 2023.

Drunk man was lying in flowerbed, with children playing nearby in estate

‘Line in the sand’ triggers jail sentence for Carlow man

Charged with 30 sample counts of deception

Woman fined but spared driving ban

Man filmed car being seized by gardaí

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

A BAGENALSTOWN man who filmed gardaí who were seizing an untaxed car appeared last week in Carlow District Court on a public order charge.

Suspended sentence for man who had drugs for sale or supply

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

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.

Carlow couple accused of Castledermot arson sent to circuit court

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

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.

Graigue man stole candlestick from St Clare’s Church

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025

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.

Man made off without paying €100 taxi fare

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

When he got to his destination, the defendant got from the car, made off without paying the €100 fare and ran through a housing estate.

Jail sentence for Castledermot man is overturned

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question.

Castledermot man has conviction overturned

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

It had been alleged that Mr Quinn undertook a learner motorcyclist on the day in question

Man sent threats to kill and assaulted his partner, Carlow court hears

Sun, 03 Aug, 2025

A MAN who sent threatening messages to his partner claiming that he would kill her and that he would have her “dead and buried” and no-one would find her will be sentenced later.

Brothers who went on Christmas crime spree get their sentences reduced

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

TWO brothers who went on a Christmas Day ‘crime spree’ involving the arson of a car and a serious assault that left a man in his 60s with a traumatic brain injury have had two years knocked off their prison sentences upon appeal.

Six months for man who groped male and female passengers on train

Tue, 29 Jul, 2025

A MAN who sexually assaulted both a man and a woman on the Carlow-Athy train was sentenced to six months in prison for each of the offences. However, the judge ruled that both would run concurrently.

Carlow businessman on trial charged with handling stolen power tools

Sat, 26 Jul, 2025

A CARLOW businessman has gone on trial charged with handling a large assortment of stolen power tools and later providing false invoices to gardaí in order to prove ownership of those tools.

Hacketstown woman sent forward to circuit court

Wed, 23 Jul, 2025

A HACKETSTOWN woman was last week served with a book of evidence in connection with 33 charges, including theft and forgery, and was sent forward to appear before the current sitting of Carlow Circuit Court.

Businessman jailed for sexually abusing his young daughter

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

The judge said there had been “a monumental breach of trust” by the accused

Driver emails Carlow court to avoid fine deadline

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

An unusual but effective approach

Carlow woman forbidden from ever owning animals

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

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

Carlow driver fined for running red light

Thu, 17 Jul, 2025

The defendant denied the charge

Grandmother jailed for eight months for thefts at Carlow court