Search Results for 'District Court'

A street mugger who stole a bottle of vodka by sticking it down his trousers received a suspended sentence in the District Court this week (November 14) after the judge accepted he had made efforts to change his life.

A man who tried to escape from gardaí by running 10 kms across Offaly bogs in the middle of the night, and still had to be restrained with pepper spray, was jailed for nine months in the District Court this week (November 14).

A teenage girl who demanded she be sent to prison but declined any psychiatric intervention, received the best of both in the District Court this week (November 14).

A man who walked naked through a rural village was given a month in jail in the District Court this week (October 17), but will not do any additional time as the judge ruled this sentence run concurrently with the nine months he is currently serving.

A Mullingar GP was found guilty of professional misconduct at a Medical Council fitness-to-practise inquiry in Dublin on Wednesday (October 17) for being drunk on his way to work.

A 23-year-old man, with 49 previous convictions, was given an 11 month suspended sentence at Galway District Court this week for the unauthorised taking of a vehicle.

A man who stole from the blind, from a barber, as well as a rent payment from a staff locker while on bail was sentenced to a further year in jail in the District Court in Athlone this week (October 3).

A man who claimed his requirement for heart surgery was the reason behind his being charged with the neglect of a number of horses, was still fined €1,100 in the District Court this week (September 26).

A painting contractor who employed up to 20 people at the height of his dealings, was fined €1,000 in the District Court this week (September 5) for failing to repay €45,000 to an employee pension scheme.

A judge alluded to the Travelling community as “Neanderthal men” in a case of neighbour intimidation heard in the District Court this week (September 5).