Article Category: Bog Cuttings

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 »

Bog Cuttings

February 8, 2018
COURTROOM Selfies  ‘for the mammy’ A NAVAN man, in court for allegedly using a vehicle without NCT, was reprimanded by a judge for taking... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

January 25, 2018
The Man from Monte Carlow A GLOBETROTTING thriller with Carlow at its heart is the latest work by Carlow author Ray Keane. The Man... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

January 11, 2018
“I Think I Killed your Mother” A YOUNG Kerrywoman who suffered post traumatic stress disorder after being told her mother had been killed has... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

December 14, 2017
Accused ‘sought chicken’, broke window A DUNGARVAN man who broke the window of a local chipper because they had run out of chicken was... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

November 30, 2017
‘That’s no reason to plead guilty’ JUDGE Kevin Kilrane refused to accept the guilty plea of a man who said he was only pleading... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

November 2, 2017
Rat-arsed chef GETS INTO hot water A DRUNK chef jumped into a Galway canal to rescue his pet rat which had escaped from his... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

October 19, 2017
Rugby player avoids conviction CONNACHT rugby player Peter Robb will avoid a conviction for a public order offence provided he undertakes a training session... Read more »

SIMPLE SIMON IS FLOUNDERING

October 5, 2017
LAST Thursday at the All-Ireland Civic Dialogue talking shop on Brexit, Simon Coveney asserted once again that it is “madness” for him to be... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

October 5, 2017
bouncers Abused LISTOWEL District Court heard that a 25-year-old man had too much drink on the Saturday of Listowel Races and became abusive to... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

September 21, 2017
‘If you can’t beat them, eat them’ A young Derry woman shouted “if you can’t beat them, eat them” after she bit a detective.... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

August 24, 2017
Black Pudding thief jailed A MAN who punched a garda in the face during an investigation into thefts from cars has been jailed for... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

August 10, 2017
‘How long is life?’ A BOYLE man charged with threatening or insulting behaviour was given the benefit of the Probation Act at Carrick-on-Shannon District... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

July 27, 2017
‘Silly lady’ drenches little girl A 63-YEAR-OLD Ratoath woman pleaded guilty to assault in Trim District Court after drenching her neighbour’s three-year-old daughter with... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

July 13, 2017
‘Look at that big thick head on you’ AN EGG seller lost his temper and began shouting abuse at a garda on a street... Read more »

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June 29, 2017
Mooning on The Mall A CASTLEBAR man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after baring his backside to gardaí in the foyer... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

June 2, 2017
‘Your shirt is too pink’ Kerry county councillors have voted in favour of a motion calling for a dress code to be introduced for... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

May 17, 2017
Drunk man’s bold strategy A DRUNK man walked himself into trouble when he went into Anglesea Street Garda Station, Cork City, and verbally abused... Read more »

Bog Cuttings

May 3, 2017
‘About 90% of them are on drugs’ A SOLICITOR has told Ballyshannon District Court that about 90% of people who attended the Sea Sessions... Read more »