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A man armed with a hatchet who allegedly burgled a house in west Dublin has been sent forward for trial.

A driver clocked doing 155kmh in a 50kmh zone was rushing to hospital to see his sick child.

A drunken man repeatedly told gardaí to “f**k off” and attempted to headbutt officers in two separate public order incidents, a court heard.

A man who hurled abuse at gardaí when they found him drunk on a street at night said afterwards that he “didn’t blame them one bit” for arresting him.

A father of seven who stole 10 legs of lamb from a supermarket was battling an addiction to drugs at the time, a court heard.

A shop worker started shouting and kicking at the front door of a friend’s house as she was trying to get into the property and her friend was fast asleep, a court heard.

A Dublin man allegedly smashed up two cars outside a man’s house, made a threat to his life and threatened to burn down his house, a court heard.

A prisoner found with a small mobile phone following a cell search by prison officers was using it to contact his ­family, a court heard.

A taxi driver who demanded a young female passenger give him a kiss in exchange for change for a fare has been found guilty of sexual assault.

A Dublin man accused of damaging a model aeroplane at Ryanair’s head office has been sent forward for trial.