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A teenager accused of driving over a grass area and forcing children to jump out of the way to avoid being knocked down is facing trial on the charges.

A mother-of-four who stole groceries from a supermarket was trying to get “bits and pieces for Christmas”, a court heard.

A boy told a garda he was suffering from hunger pains but “I’m used to it now”, after officers conducted a welfare check on him and his brother, a court heard.

A worker who stole €1,200 from a cash management company had been a “model employee” for over three years and his colleagues had been surprised by what he had done, a court heard.

A plumber who drunkenly kicked and lashed out at gardaí and wanted to fight them has said his drinking was completely out of control at the time, a court heard.

A young uninsured driver who was found with cannabis after his car was searched by gardaí has been put off the road for two years.

A senior citizen allegedly caught with a substantial amount of cocaine following a search by detectives has been sent forward for trial.

A prisoner assaulted a garda after he refused to go back to his cell after he was let out to speak on the phone to his solicitor, a court has heard.

A young man who called gardaí “f***ing w***ers” turned to drink and drugs after a brother and a close friend tragically passed away, a court heard.

A man who urinated in a car he wrongly thought was a taxi and defecated in a garda van and ­station cell has no control over his bowels when he drinks, a court has heard.