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A man made threats to kill against a garda, his home and his family while a second man made gun gestures at the officer, a court has heard.

A man who had spent the day socialising slapped a female acquaintance in the face following a row which was sparked by a call she received on her mobile phone, a court heard.

A nursing assistant who let her bank account be used to launder over €5,000 was in a vulnerable position at the time after she developed anxiety during the Covid pandemic, a court has heard.

A business student found with a large kitchen knife in the boot of his car claimed it had been used to cut a birthday cake, a court has heard.

A young driver accused of endangering the lives of other road users has been sent forward for trial.

A dog owner started laughing when his animal allegedly tried to attack a garda, and only secured him when a detective pointed his gun at the dog, a court has heard.

A man and a woman accused of violent disorder and seriously assaulting a neighbour during an incident in west Dublin are due before the Circuit Court today.

A DJ found with €1,800 of cannabis following a routine traffic stop claimed he was a “connoisseur” of the drug and was discarding it because he had not liked it, a court has heard.

A man who went over to a neighbour’s house with a knife in his pocket was annoyed and “het up” as he believed the neighbour had taken his sister’s bike, a court has heard.

A takeaway worker foolishly drove without insurance after she was called into work because one of her colleagues had rung in sick, a court has heard.