Search Results for 'District Court'

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 lorry driver who refused to answer his summons for a number of offences, including having no insurance, was fined a maximum €6,500 and banned from driving for two years in the District Court this week (October14).

A Rahoon woman who has been charged with commiting alleged arson two years ago was granted bail at Galway District Court yesterday.

A debate between the State and a woman about the public nature of a pub will finally be heard next month, a year and a half after the alleged offence took place, it was revealed in the District Court this week (October 28).

A lorry driver fined €7,000 in his absence two weeks ago, was given leave to appeal in the District Court this week (October 28) after he told the court he had been assured by his employer it had been dealt with.

An Athlone mother was sentenced to 11 months in prison in the District Court this week (November 4) for stealing an accordion in Mullingar last year, but had the sentence deferred for three months to see is she can come up with compensation.

A young teen who assaulted a man with a glass bottle in an unprovoked attack last year has been warned that if he steps one foot out of line while out on bail the judge will be waiting for him.

Pressure led to a fairground owner using his vehicle “as a weapon” to imidate a competitor and make threats, the Galway Circuit Appeals Court heard this week.

A young teen who assaulted a man with a glass bottle in an unprovoked attack last year has been warned that if he steps one foot out of line while out on bail the judge will be waiting for him.

A man who made his name as an entertainer on RTE’s You’re a Star in 2003, was ironically fined a total of €200 in the District Court this week (November 11) for not having a TV licence.