Article Category: Bog Cuttings

BOG CUTTINGS

August 22, 2019
WUFF JUSTICE A MAN was sentenced to two months in prison after a court heard that he threw a dog into the Garavogue River... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 25, 2019
‘FUCKING EEJITS’ A BALLYROAN woman who was drunkenly falling over and abusing gardaí by calling them “fucking eejits” was convicted and fined in Portlaoise... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 11, 2019
‘INEXPLICABLE’ STUPIDITY A NEWTOWNSTEWART man, who exposed his backside, has been spared a jail sentence. Martin Mongan (28) from Mourne Park was previously convicted... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 27, 2019
‘NOTHING BETTER THAN SHYSTERS’ THE RECENT election of the new council Cathaoirleach in Leitrim and the appointments to various committees didn’t appear to go... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 12, 2019
Doonbeg full of ‘arse-licking shoneens’ As the clock ticked down in anticipation of the visit of President Donald Trump, one man took the journey... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 29, 2019
Priest chased by camper van man A PRIEST in Newtownards, Co Down, was forced to flee from an intoxicated man following a “bizarre” attempted... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 16, 2019
His trousers ‘simply fell off’ A JUDGE in Strabane has suggested that a Sion man buy a new pair of trousers after the defendant... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 2, 2019
Judge jibes over thrown traffic cones A LEMYBRIEN man, who was observed throwing traffic cones around the street late at night, was asked by... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

April 18, 2019
Fishy business A TYRONE man accused of assault became angered with the prosecutor’s line of questioning in East Tyrone Magistrates Court, demanding to know,... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

April 4, 2019
Garda was no hurler on the ditch “IT WASN’T a swim job. It was a paddle job,” said Judge Patrick Durcan at Kilrush District... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

March 7, 2019
Complaint to POLICE ABOUT ‘DRUG’ DEALER A DISGRUNTLED would-be drug user has left police incredulous after calling to complain that she paid £200 for... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

February 21, 2019
RANTED AT OFFICERS A SON of a garda called gardaí “cunts”, “bastards” and “faggots” in the seaside resort of Lahinch last November. At Ennis... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

February 7, 2019
The Guards are ‘FAT PIGS’ A 35-YEAR-OLD man who approached gardaí and started shouting insults – like “the guards are pigs, fucking pigs and... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 24, 2019
CANNABIS WAS ‘ORNAMENT’ A LISNAKEA man who had cannabis on his wall when his house was searched said it was an ornament. Mark Kiernan... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

January 10, 2019
ASKED JUDGE OUT ON DATE A FORMER member of the Foreign Legion was outmanoeuvred by a District Court judge who declined to go on... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

December 13, 2018
A BRIDGE TOO FAR A MAN who fell off a bridge into the Garavogue river after getting drunk on a night out suffered enough... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

November 29, 2018
Judge is a true Citizen A man who had come to Derry with his girlfriend to celebrate his birthday was asked to leave a... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

November 1, 2018
“Yes, I love Cork.” “Under Duress” was the signature provided by a 70-year-old man who previously insisted that he had no name, Cork District... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

October 18, 2018
Bus station black out A MAN got so drunk that gardaí found him with his pants down around his ankles. Inspector Gary McPolin said... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

October 4, 2018
A night on the gargoyle A DRUNK Donegal man was caught smashing up a garden gargoyle and taking washing from a clothesline of another... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

September 20, 2018
Spare the rod A man charged with public order offences at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal appeared in court complete with fishing bag... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

September 6, 2018
DO IT YOURSELF AN OMAGH man granted leave to appeal against a jail sentence found himself back in custody after he rang the police... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

August 23, 2018
A costly hotel stay A FERMANAGH man, who pleaded guilty to obtaining services dishonestly after he failed to pay bills in two local hotels... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

August 9, 2018
Pigs and pepper spray A CAVAN man, who was pepper-sprayed by gardaí after he verbally abused them outside his home, avoided jail time before... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 26, 2018
Garda got a pizza her mind A WOMAN who threw a full pizza at a garda has been fined in court. Amanda Murphy (26)... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

July 12, 2018
DRUNK FARMER’S TROUSERS FELL DURING PURSUIT A DRUNK farmer who hitched a lift from his son on the back of his tractor exposed his... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 28, 2018
Bog Road resident’s dangerous driving AT HIS four-day trial at Galway Criminal Court, John Conroy (23), of 2 Bog Road, Ballinrobe denied 13 counts... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

June 13, 2018
Curtains for Dunnes STORES thief A 25-YEAR-OLD Navan man showed arrogance and impertinence by stealing goods to the value of €250 from Dunnes Stores... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 31, 2018
Judge won’t fence him in A KILLNICK man who repeatedly called to a hardware shop to steal fence posts and fence making equipment will... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 17, 2018
‘ONLY MEDICATING THE PEOPLE OF DERRY’ A MAN already serving a “substantial” prison sentence has been fined for having the Class B drug cannabis.... Read more »

BOG CUTTINGS

May 3, 2018
“Do your fucking job!” A KERRYMAN has been jailed for two months at Tralee District Court for assaulting a Tesco employee while on a... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

April 19, 2018
‘Fuck off, you’re a sausage’ GARDAÍ received phone calls from residents about youths causing disturbances in the Glanmire area over several months last year.... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

April 5, 2018
Defendant’s rubbish claim A LETTERKENNY woman who took her neighbour’s camping gear claimed she thought it was rubbish. Maria Siataru appeared in court charged... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

March 22, 2018
chip shop row lands GAA star in the soup A GAA star attacked an elderly man with his own walking stick after a row... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

March 8, 2018
Bog fire Inflames passions A CASTLEREA motorist was put off the road for six months and fined €650 for telling a garda to “fuck... Read more »