“These are very serious charges"

The 59-year-old pleaded not guilty to a series of offences in relation to the collision

The judge described the defendant’s behaviour was “inexcusable”

His partner asked him to make her a sandwich and he allegedly placed medication in it by crushing up some tablets

There had been a family dispute about “a lady’s honour” and the defendant had “taken umbrage over it”

"It took two operations to realign his bite"

Gardaí described the scene at the house when they arrived as "one of chaos"

A MOTORIST who drove the wrong way down a one-way street subsequently tested positive for alcohol and was brought before Carlow District Court on a drink-driving charge.

CCTV footage showed the defendant approaching his in-law with a headbutting action before hitting him

The defendant was  so intoxicated that he got sick on the street in Carlow and told the gardaí to f**k off

The charges are alleged to have occurred between 1999 and 2003

“This was absolute madness."

Two women were fighting each other and a man had got involved

The dog attacked people on two separate occasions in Carlow town within five days

A TEENAGER has been arrested as part of the investigation into robberies at two Carlow town betting shops recently. Superintendent Anthony Farrell told The Nationalist that an arrest had been made following the incidents on 22 August and 1 September.

Judge Carthy described the victim’s injuries as “stark”

He was sentenced to prison on a charge of threatening to kill, while he also pleaded guilty to multiple other charges

He is accused of taking €3,000  worth of goods from a local Boots pharmacy

The judge sought photographic evidence of the situation

A MAN who was caught with €20,000 worth of drugs as he was driving through Carlow town was handed a prison sentence for drug dealing when he appeared before the last sitting of the local circuit court.