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.

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

A CARLOW District Court hearing descended into the bizarre as a man detailed allegations that his neighbour had breached a civil restraining order by banging bricks together, “howling like a witch”, and conducting conversations with her dog about ...

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

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 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 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.

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.

The trio are to be sent forward for trial on indictment

A QUICK stop for some late night food in Portlaoise became very expensive, when gardaí served up a whopper of a fine. The chips were down at the Supermac’s drive thru, when a confused visitor drove in via an exit instead of an entrance.

A MAN who was detected driving at a speed of 177km/h along the motorway in Laois with two children unrestrained in his car, was sentenced to four months imprisonment when his case came before last week’s sitting of the District Court in Portlaoise.

“IT was almost like a James Bond movie!” said a garda describing a high-speed chase out of Athy that resulted in the perpetrator’s car becoming fully airborne.

A WOMAN who allegedly tried to hide four ounces (112. 5g) of cocaine in her bra was remanded on continuing bail on strict conditions to return for DPP’s directions in February.

A WOMAN sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing €30 worth of petrol thanked the judge who sentenced her recently.

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.