Search Results for 'Dara Hayden'

A youth who slashed a man’s face over a drug debt so he could buy his child a Christmas present was given just a week to raise €4,000 in compensation, otherwise “you’re going to prison”.

A man who drove through a checkpoint set up specifically to apprehend him was disqualified from driving for three years this week (April 9).

A suicidal and estranged husband was barred this week (November 27) from entering Co Offaly, as part of a strengthened safety order brought against him by his former wife.

A man described as “the lowest of the low” after he helped steal a dog had his sentencing adjourned to December for a probation report, and was told to “divert your dole into the purchase of a pedigree replacement”.

A drink driving case was adjourned for a fortnight in the District Court this week (October 9) when a judge accepted a defence solicitor’s contention that a Supreme Court decision in March could allow the defendant beat the charge.

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.

Three men involved in a street assault that saw their victim temporarily blinded by a kick in the face were told in court this week (February 1): “If they had any previous convictions they would’ve gone to prison today”, and warned “they could be faced with a substantial civil claim in the future”.

A Westport man with seven previous convictions for driving without insurance, caught driving his wife’s car whilst on a 15-year driving ban, avoided a jail sentence from the District Court in Athlone, after Judge Seamus Hughes continued in his practice of offering community service where appropriate.

A man who got his teenage nephew to hold over €1,200 worth of heroin during a Garda raid, will have to wait until July 27 to find out when he must appear in the Circuit Court, after a District Court judge refused jurisdiction in the case this week (June 8).