Search Results for 'Longford District Court'
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Double rapist to be sentenced within three months for crime which shocked nation
The man who raped two pre-teen girls in Athlone in September is to appear at the present sittings of the Central Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin for sentencing.
Judge criticises recent attempt to legalise cannabis
A judge used a psychiatric report on a man in custody to criticise a recent political move to liberalise the State’s position on cannabis.
Rape accused trial date gets closer
A man charged with 173 counts of rape and sexual assault on three children was remanded on continuing bail to appear at Longford District Court on February 19 for service of a book of evidence on that date.
Defendant gets 10 months jail for spitting at garda
A man who was covered in his own excrement when he spat at a garda in courthouse, has been jailed for 10 months.
Mother and son remanded in custody for car bashing on bail
A mother and son charged with criminal damage to their neighbours’ cars in Willow Park were remanded in custody to appear back at Longford District Court next week (June 14) after the court learned both defendants committed the alleged offences whilst on bail for previous offences.
“Brazen” uninsured haulier to appeal four month sentence and 10-year ban
A local haulier convicted of driving without insurance whilst serving a three year ban for a similar conviction, was jailed for four months and disqualified from driving for 10 years in the District Court this week (October 27), but walked from court after lodging an immediate appeal.
Woman pleads to judge for a normal life
A woman who claims her life would have been better if medics had diagnosed her properly when she was younger has been granted bail on condition she stays at St Loman’s Hospital.
Crazy biker to get jail term extended next week
A man who was seen weaving a motorcycle between traffic at up to 200kph whilst drunk and disqualified after refusing to stop, will be jailed for six months and banned from holding a driver’s licence for 14 years on his return to the District Court next week (February 10), after a suspended sentence is dealt with in Longford next Tuesday.
Judge lashes RTÉ’s Fanning in hoodie row
Judge John Neilan has slammed RTÉ and broadcaster Dave Fanning for comments made about his banning seven Longford men from wearing hoodies.
Riot defendant caught with his pants down
One of the men bailed in Mullingar on Monday (February16) for his part in the Dalton Park riots, was remanded to Castlerea Prison from the District Court in Athlone on Wednesday (February 18) after being arrested drunk in Longford on Tuesday night with his trousers around his ankles.
