Conrad Murphy News Today

A DISTRICT court judge told a Clonakilty man caught drink driving that that there are judges out there who would send someone to prison if they had the same high level of intoxication as him.Judge James McNulty made the comment while dealing with the case of  Brian Daly (43) of

A MAN caught acting suspiciously on an e scooter in Clonakilty had €50 worth of cocaine in his possession when he was searched by gardaí, a court heard.Luiz Dos Santos (34) with an address at 2 Stone House Gardens, Timoleague Road, Clonakilty pleaded guilty at Clonakilty Distr

Daniel Hourigan will next appear before the court, again via video link, on March 19 next.

A 19-YEAR-old Clonakilty man who threw away a bud of cannabis when approached by gardaí had only received an adult caution for a similar drugs offence a month previously, a court heard last week.Jamie Banville of 16 Parkview, Clonakilty pleaded guilty at Clonakilty District Cour

The West Cork Business & Tourism Awards take place this Friday, February 2nd, at The West Cork Hotel in Skibbereen.

A MAN who admitted to possession of cannabis plants valued at more than €12,000 said that he was growing the plants for his own personal use for pain relief.Clonakilty District Court heard that gardaí had a warrant to search the property of Barry Brown (64) at Coolkelure near

A DISTRICT court judge has asked that pictures of dead calves be sent to the ceo of a dairy company which takes the milk belonging to a West Cork farmer convicted of animal cruelty.Judge James McNulty made the request at Clonakilty District Court before Christmas, to see if they

A MAN who was caught in possession of €3,400 worth of cannabis told a recent sitting of Clonakilty District Court that he was merely holding onto the drugs that were intended to be divided up between himself and his friends.Stephen Cooney (32) a father of two from Westmeath tol

A DISTRICT court judge told a 21-year-old Clonakilty man that he can expect to be under the scrutiny of the court for some time after he convicted him on 12 charges including the unlawful taking of a car and dangerous driving. Judge James McNulty was dealing with the case of Jami

A CLONAKILTY man should have walked a short distance home after a night out drinking with his brother instead of driving his brother’s car and ending up being arrested, a court heard.At Clonakilty District Court, Shane Sexton (24) of 13 Wayside Drive, Clonakilty pleaded guilty