Laois resident in court on big Portlaoise cannabis, cocaine, LSD drugs find
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A Laois resident appeared at Tullamore District Court on Monday morning charged in connection with a major drugs seizure in Portlaoise at the weekend.
Adam Gornik, aged 45, 3 Garden Village, Mountmellick Road, Portlaoise, was remanded on bail to appear at Portlaoise District Court on April 8 next.
He is accused of the possession of cannabis and cocaine for sale or supply at 3 Garden Village on February 6 last.
He is also accused of possession of cannabis, cocaine and LSD at the same address on the same date.
Garda Paul Kelly, Laois-Offaly Garda drugs unit, gave evidence of arresting Mr Gornik at 3 Garden Village on Saturday, February 6 and charging him at Portlaoise Garda Station on February 7.
A WOMAN has been sent for trial accused of inducing an insurance company to pay her €2,300. A book of evidence was served on Aisling Murray, 36, of 10 Cast.
A MAN convicted of what a judge said was an outrageous assault walked free from Tullamore court last week after lodging an appeal against a 10-month sentence. T.
Court finds itself in difficult position with man
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A Clara man appeared at Portlaoise District Court on Thursday charged with breach of a Safety Order.
Gary Keegan (30) of Raheen, Clara, Co Offaly is charged wth criminal damage and contravention of a Safety Order at Raheen, Clara on January 27 this year.
Gardai told the court that Mr Keegan was arrested at 8.55pm on January 27 at Raheen, Clara on breach of a Safety Order.
Judge Staines noted that it was alleged that Mr Keegan had went home drunk and threatened to burn down the house.
Defence Solicitor Donal Farrelly said he was happy to plead guilty and that he was trying to get somewhere to stay.
Beer-drinking man stopped at Covid checkpoint in Offaly was collecting his dole
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A MAN who had attended a barbecue was accused of breaching the Covid-19 travel regulations because he had come from Borris-in-Ossory to Tullamore.
However, no penalty was imposed on Mark Lowbridge, with addresses at Main Street, Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois and 35 Cloncollig, Tullamore, Co Offaly because Judge Catherine Staines accepted he had travelled to Tullamore to collect his dole on the same day.
Garda Brendan McSweeney told Tullamore District Court that at 8.20pm on May 6 last year, when a 5km travel limit was in place, he was operating a Covid-19 checkpoint on the N52 at Clonminch.