Article Category: Bog Cuttings

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 »

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 »