Organisation: Naas Circuit Criminal Court

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Road traffic cases to dominate courts

Fatal and serious injury road traffic cases are set to dominate criminal sessions at the Circuit Criminal Courts in the south-west in the coming months, a court heard yesterday.

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Man jailed as “sole survivor” of crash in which his dangerous driving caused death of friend, spared increased jail sentence

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Man faces retrial for careless driving

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Cases of fatal and serious road injuries adjourned as Supreme Court considers its decision on legal issues

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‘Much-loved’ grandfather has jail term cut on appeal

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Seven years for man caught with 780K of drugs at home

18 allegations against 10 priests in past 37 years

A total of 18 allegations of sexual abuse were made against 10 priests in the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin over the past 37 years.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2012

Man loses appeal against sentence for defilement of a child

A Kildare man has failed in his appeal against his three-year sentence for having sex with a 13-year-old girl when he was aged 19.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2011

Cork airport hijacking accused appears in court

A man accused of hijacking a jeep at Cork Airport by threatening the occupants at knifepoint was brought before Cork District Court today.

Tue, 24 May, 2011

Man who possessed €2m worth of heroin remanded pending sentence

A Kildare man who was caught with €2m worth of heroin following a Garda surveillance operation after a suspicious pallet was intercepted by custom officers has been remanded in custody pending sentence.

Wed, 01 Jul, 2009

Paedophile wins appeal against life sentence

A CONVICTED paedophile has successfully appealed against the severity of the life sentence imposed on him for raping two young boys in Dublin between 2004 and 2006.

Thu, 29 Jan, 2009

Convicted paedophile has sentence shortened

A convicted paedophile has been successful in his appeal against the severity of the life sentence imposed on him for raping two young boys in a Dublin city centre location between 2004 and 2006.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2009

Man has sex assault conviction quashed

The Court of Criminal appeal has quashed a 61-year-old man's conviction for sexually assaulting his daughter during the mid 1980's when she was a teenager.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2008

Heroin addict has sentence extended for armed robbery

A heroin addict who received a five year prison sentence in Naas Circuit Criminal Court on Thurday for robbery, has been jailed for a further six years for armed robbery in Dublin.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2008

Paedophile jailed for life

A convicted paedophile has been jailed for life by Mr Justice Paul Carney today for raping two young boys in Dublin city centre locations between 2004 and 2006.

Tue, 29 Jan, 2008

Horse-trainer jailed for role in illegal dog fight

A KILDARE-based horse-trainer and car-dealer has become the first man in the history of the State to be jailed for his role in an illegal dog fight.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2005

Order failed to notify gardaí of abuse claim

A religious order tonight admitted that it failed to notify the Gardaí about abuse allegations against a priest who carried out a “reign of terror” in Newbridge College.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Suspended sentence for priest in sexual 'reign of terror'

A Dominican priest who sexually assaulted a schoolboy in a “reign of terror “ at Newbridge College was today given a three-year suspended sentence.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Nurse faces four charges of harming patients

A NURSE accused of assaulting and wrongly medicating two patients, one of whom died, at Naas General Hospital has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court.

Thu, 14 Oct, 2004