Search Results for 'Punishments'

A man who was convicted of the unlawful possession of a quantity of cocaine received a five-month prison sentence at Castlecomer District Court this week.

A 15 year-old girl who did €1,800 worth of feud-related damage at 5am had her case adjourned for another two weeks in the District Court last Tuesday (December 2) to await the presentation of a Probation Report on her situation.

A man received a three-month suspended sentence for the unlawful possession of drugs at the last sitting of Kilkenny District Court.

A Galway District Court judge described as “unfortunate” the case of a homeless man who fell into drink following the break-up of his marriage.

A twenty-five year-old man who stole €800 in cash from a private home in Mullinavat, Co Kilkenny was handed a four month suspended sentence at Kilkenny Court this week.

Suspended sentences do mean something, warned Judge Mary Fahy who jailed a man for a total of 11 months this week after he threatened his estranged wife at her home and then grabbed an arresting Garda by the throat in an attempt to evade arrest.

A coach driver, who had been unaware his insurance was invalid because of an automatic penalty point disqualification, was banned from driving for 12 months and given a four month suspended sentence this week.

A repeat offender who pleaded guilty to attempted burglary at a city centre home was given one more chance at Kilkenny District Court this week.

An heavily pregnant woman received a four-month suspended sentence this week for stealing bottles of perfume valued at almost €1,000, an act which was described by a district court judge as a “planned operation”.

A young woman was this week banned from driving for six years for driving without insurance.