Search Results for 'Padraig Quinn'

A man who thought he could get away with the theft of 19 cylinders of gas by adjusting the angle of a CCTV camera, was fined €1,000 in the District Court this week (June 10) when he forgot to look for any others.

An Athlone man accused of rape was bailed from the District Court this week (July 1) after being served with a Book of Evidence, and had his case returned for a date in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A man who got drunk at a house party on Connaught Street and tried to pick a fight with the tidying up Gardai was lucky to avoid a jail sentence in the District Court this week (July 8).

A man who drove just 350m from the pub to his house managed to avoid a driving ban in the District Court this week (July 13) when he convinced a judge he had not been arrested in a public place, despite testing at nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol.

A judge lambasted the local council this week (September 4) for pursuing an eviction against a mother of four over arrears in the present economic climate when “€90 billion of taxpayers money is being used to bail out those who fly in helicopters and bathe in sunlight”.

A pregnant mother of nine avoided a 22-month jail sentence in the District Court this week (September 9) for shoplifting only because she has other outstanding charges to face in Mullingar on October 8.

The man who allegedly stole €50,000 with a toy gun from a cash in transit employee making a delivery to an Athlone sub-post office last week was remanded in custody for another four weeks after he was unable to stump up €12,000 for bail.

A man charged with an assault of a woman at the Bonavalley bridge on the night of August 24 had his case adjourned until October 7 at the District Court this week (September 23) in order to arrange a Russian translator for his defence.

A drunk driver who had to be left in a cell for nearly two hours because there were no other gardai to attend a burglary call apart from the ones who had just arrested him, had the charge dismissed in the District Court this week (October 5) after this detention was deemed unlawful.

A woman who tested positive for cannabis and opiates after being stopped on suspicion of drug driving had her charge dismissed in court this week (October 5) after the judge ruled gardai had not proven her inability to drive as required by the law.