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'A level of violence I haven’t seen in a while': Couple refused bail over alleged stabbing with broken glass bottle

A couple have been refused bail after being charged in connection with an alleged glass-bottle assault in Dublin, with a garda telling the District Court that the level of violence involved was "something I haven’t seen in a while". Inga Punane (31), of no fixed address, is accused of assault causing harm contrary to section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and of producing a broken glass bottle in a manner likely to intimidate contrary to section 11 of the Firearms and Off...
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Man jailed for six months after breaching safety order while topless on New Year’s Day

A repeat offender has been jailed for six months after breaching a safety order by banging on his former partner’s door while half dressed on New Year’s Day. The defendant, who is aged in his 30s, pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to contravening a safety order “by besetting the applicant’s home address and banging on her door in an attempt to gain entry”, contrary to section 33(1) of the Domestic Violence Act 2018. The court heard that the man was at the apartment with the woman’s co...
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Man crashed quad bike into car carrying three children while three times over legal alcohol limit, court hears

A man who crashed a quad bike into a car carrying three young children in Tallaght while three times over the alcohol limit has been banned from driving for three years. Gary Brogan (27), of Donomore Crescent, Tallaght, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to drink-driving, careless driving, having no insurance and driving without a licence at Killinarden Heights on August 18, 2023. Judge Patricia McNamara heard that Brogan’s black-and-yellow Yamaha quad bike collided with a silver Nissan Qas...
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‘I’ll batter you all’ – Man admits repeatedly punching his wife and assaulting garda during violent outburst

A court has heard that a man in his 40s punched his wife and assaulted a garda - telling arresting officers “I’ll batter you all" - after drinking too much following a bereavement.Tallaght District Court heard that the incident happened at around 7:30pm on January 14, 2024, at the home of the defendant.The man admitted a Section 3 assault under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, 1997, as well as two Section 19 public order offences for assaulting and obstructing gardaí.Garda Gavin Cr...
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Man with 123 convictions tells court ‘I’ll be buying him a bottle of wine’ after judge says his solicitor kept him out of prison

A defendant with 123 previous convictions has avoided prison for theft and road traffic offences, with a judge telling him he has been given a final chance and that he could thank his solicitor for keeping him out of jail. Jason O'Brien's defence solicitor told Tallaght District Court that incarceration "hasn’t worked" in his client's case and asked that he be allowed "give something back to the community".O’Brien (39), of Mac Uilliam Green, Tallaght, pleaded guilty to 15 charges and was sentence...
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Man fined for selling counterfeit Taylor Swift merchandise at Dublin Eras Tour concert

Taylor Swift at one of her sold-out shows in Dublin. Photo: Getty.A man has been fined after he was caught selling counterfeit Taylor Swift merchandise to fans outside the music star’s sold-out show in Dublin.Chang Zhang (45), of Priory Way, Whitehall Road, Dublin 12, was convicted and fined at Dún Laoghaire District Court for selling counterfeit Taylor Swift merchandise after gardaí found him offering hats, T-shirts, wristbands and friendship bracelets for sale from his car on Lansdowne Road on...
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Driver with multiple convictions for driving with no insurance spared jail despite having ‘no excuse’ for latest offence

A man with a history of road traffic offences has avoided jail, despite a court hearing that he had “no excuse” for repeatedly driving without insurance. Raymond McCabe (48), of White Pines Grove, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to driving without insurance on the Tallaght bypass (N81) around 8pm on 1 October, 2024. The court heard that he was stopped by gardaí driving a Volkswagen Golf and was unable to produce a driving licence or insurance. The car was se...
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‘Last Chance Saloon’ - Judge grants bail to man accused of breaching barring order despite Garda objections

A man in his 30s who is accused of breaching a barring order by making "mocking" social media posts and sending text messages to his former partner has been granted bail despite Garda objections, with a judge warning the accused that this was his "last chance saloon". Tallaght District Court heard that the alleged breaches involve a Facebook post which the complainant said was directed at her, as well as text messages she claimed the accused sent after being released from custody. The accused man...
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Man who allegedly threatened to drag his pregnant partner ‘by her head to abortion clinic’ refused bail

A man in his 20s who is alleged to have threatened to drag his pregnant partner to an "abortion clinic" has been refused bail after a judge found the woman was left in fear for herself and her unborn child.The accused man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal damage and theft before Tallaght District Court following an alleged domestic incident on Friday, September 12.Garda Brendan Byrne objected to bail under the O’Callaghan principles, saying gar...
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Dublin man jailed for one month for threatening to shoot garda

A repeat offender with 76 previous convictions has been jailed for a month after threatening to shoot a garda while drinking in public.Dwayne McConville (39), of Davitt Park, Ballybrack, pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to being intoxicated in a public place and to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.The offences took place on Georges Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, on October 15, 2024. Garda Dylan Walsh told the court he saw McConville drinking from a bottle of be...
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Pensioner musician fined for dangerous driving after calling gardaí ‘a**eholes’ and speeding away from them

A musician who sped away from gardaí in Tallaght after they said he shouted abuse from his car has been fined €750 for dangerous driving.Christopher Farrell (69), of Suncroft Drive, Tallaght, pleaded not guilty to two counts of dangerous driving on 9 July, 2023. Judge Patricia McNamara dismissed one charge, relating to an incident on Fortunestown Way, but convicted him of a second count when the matter continued outside his home. Tallaght District Court heard that Farrell drove up behind an unmar...
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Musician (69) fined for dangerous driving after ‘panic’ claim rejected - Courts News Ireland

A musician who sped away from gardaí in Tallaght after they said he shouted abuse from his car has been fined €750 for dangerous driving.
Christopher Farrell (69), of Suncroft Drive, Tallaght, pleaded not guilty to two counts of dangerous driving on 9 July, 2023. Judge Patricia McNamara dismissed one charge, relating to an incident on Fortunestown Way, but convicted him of a second count when the matter continued outside his home.
Tallaght District Court heard that Farrell drove up behind an unm...
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Repeat public order offender jailed for threatening to shoot garda - Courts News Ireland

A repeat offender with 76 previous convictions has been jailed for a month after shouting at a garda that he would shoot him while drinking in public.
Dwayne McConville (39), of Davitt Park, Ballybrack, pleaded guilty at Dún Laoghaire District Court to being intoxicated in a public place and to engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour.
The offences took place on Georges Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, on 15 October 2024. Garda Dylan Walsh told the court he saw McConville drinking fro...
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Man accused of being abusive in A&E department - Courts News Ireland

A man accused of being verbally abusive towards people in the accident and emergency department of Tallaght University Hospital has been granted bail on condition that he does not attend the unit unless referred there by a doctor.
Filippo Sangermano (58), currently living at Watergate House Hostel, Usher’s Quay, Dublin 7, appeared before Judge Patricia McNamara at Tallaght District Court after being arrested on Tuesday morning. The court heard that gardaí had been called to the hospital, where M...
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Mountjoy prisoner given extra jail time after his ‘distinctive gait’ linked him to string of thefts

A serial offender with 157 previous convictions has been sentenced to additional jail time after being convicted of stealing from parked cars and possessing stolen items including an electric scooter, AirPods and an iPod. Gary Herbert (42) who is currently serving a custodial sentence in Mountjoy Prison, appeared before Tallaght District Court, where he pleaded guilty to one charge of possession of stolen property, relating to a grey Aovo Pro e-scooter.He pleaded not guilty to three other charges...
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Man who was pepper sprayed at Longitude and urinated in a cell after abusing Garda tells court cannabis ‘isn’t a drug’

A “highly intoxicated” man who was pepper sprayed at Longtitude after aggressively calling a garda a c**t before going on to urinate in his cell has told a court that cannabis “isn’t a drug”. Paul Davis (38), of Deanstown Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, pleaded guilty at Tallaght District Court to criminal damage at Rathfarnham Garda Station and to threatening and abusive behaviour and intoxication in a public place at Marlay Park on June 29, 2024.The court heard Davis was highly intoxicated at the fes...
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Man allegedly put tracker in child’s car seat to ‘monitor’ his ex-partner in ‘insidious’ safety order breach

A man has been refused bail after a court heard he allegedly planted a small tracking device in his child’s car seat and bombarded his ex-partner with up to 50 emails a day in breach of a safety order. The man, who is aged in his 30s and from Dublin, appeared before Judge Patricia McNamara at Tallaght District Court. Garda Gavin Cribbin objected to bail under the O’Callaghan principles, citing eight alleged breaches of a safety order during June and July 2025.The court heard the most serious brea...
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Amateur MMA fighter caught with cannabis given ‘opportunity to reflect’

An amateur MMA fighter who was caught with five bags of cannabis in a car has been given "an opportunity to reflect" with an invitation to engage with a restorative justice drugs awareness programme. Karl Byrne (27), of Russell View, Russell Square, Tallaght, was in the front passenger seat of a Volkswagen Passat when gardaí stopped the vehicle on Main Road, Tallaght, on July 29, 2022. The car was being driven by his co-accused, Thomas Kane (31).Garda Patrick Roche told Tallaght District court th...
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Man jailed after claiming five-year-old girl made call that breached safety order

A repeat offender who breached a safety order by calling his former partner and tried to blame a five-year-old girl for dialling the number has been jailed for three months.
The man, who is in his 30s, had pleaded not guilty under Section 33(1) of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 after the court heard the woman was put in fear by the phone call, which came while she was at home with their children. The woman told Tallaght District Court she was getting the children ready for school when her phon...
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‘People who assault gardaí can expect prison. It’s as simple as that': Judge to man who spat in garda's eye

A judge has jailed a persistent public order offender who spat in a garda’s eye, telling the defendant: "People who assault gardaí can expect prison. It’s as simple as that."Jordan Mallon (26), of Donomore Crescent, Tallaght, appeared before Judge William Aylmer at Tallaght District Court facing five charges arising from a series of offences on October 14, 2024. He pleaded guilty to assaulting Garda James Cullen, violent behaviour in a garda station, criminal damage to a bus stop and two public...
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