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1 day ago | 
sundayworld.com | David Medcalf
'erratic behaviour' | Wexford man also pleaded guilty to hijacking takeaway delivery vehicleWexford PeopleToday at 16:33The sad fate of a pet sheep called Primrose was mentioned during a Wexford Circuit Court hearing at which a 28-year-old man dealt with a series of charges. Kieran Lawless from Tenacre, Kilrane, Co Wexford, with a further address of The Waterside, New Ross, pleaded guilty in all matters.
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2 days ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
‘I remember Mick Leech playing for Rovers.’ Medders seemed on the face of it to be coping with crisis really well. No tantrums. No kicking inanimate objects. No howls of baffled anguish. ‘Leech had long hair and wanted to play his soccer like George Best.’He closed the drawer he had been examining, having painstakingly sifted one by one through all the clothes that it contained. He knelt down and began looking under the bed.
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2 days ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
Garda intervention ‘saved the life’ of man caught with amphetamine worth €6,000A Wexford resident, who has since moved to Tipperary, was caught with more than €6,000 worth of amphetamine. But 48-year-old Thomas Furlong assured Wexford Circuit Court that he was now clean of drugs.
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2 days ago | 
sundayworld.com | David Medcalf
GUILTY PLEA | The now adult offender pleaded guilty to the offence, committed when he was aged 16, at a hearing of the Circuit Court in Wexford. The offence dated back to one night in 2020 when the pair were both present at a birthday party. Wexford PeopleYesterday at 09:00A young man, who posed as protector of a young girl, used his self-appointed role as cover for sexual assault.
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3 days ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
Young girl’s ‘minder’ took advantage of situation to sexually assault her while at house partyA young man, who posed as protector of a young girl, used his self-appointed role as cover for sexual assault. The now adult offender pleaded guilty to the offence, committed when he was aged 16, at a hearing of the Circuit Court in Wexford. The offence dated back to one night in 2020 when the pair were both present at a birthday party.
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5 days ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
Gardai discovered man on roof of house with severed leg of dead pet sheepWexford man also pleaded guilty to hijacking takeaway delivery vehicleThe sad fate of a pet sheep called Primrose was mentioned during a Wexford Circuit Court hearing at which a 28-year-old man dealt with a series of charges. Kieran Lawless from Tenacre, Kilrane, Co Wexford, with a further address of 50 The Waterside, New Ross, pleaded guilty in all matters.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
Wexford man who is housebound as a result of MS is spared jail time after cannabis plants foundA defendant who grew 35 cannabis plants in his New Ross home was pushed into a Circuit Court hearing in a wheelchair by his solicitor. Judge James McCourt was told that accused Paul Sanmartin (48) was housebound as a result of MS.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
Medders at Large: Global concerns surface at the kitchen tableA celebration of new spectacles deserves a jam tart, unless it happens to contain palm oil... ‘Let’s call into Gordonia’s,’ said Hermione after their walk in the woods. ‘She should be home this afternoon.’So Medders revved The Jalopy up Gorse Hill and steered left into the neat driveway at the top of the slope where Gordonia and her family resided.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | David Medcalf
The eclectic and star-studded path Max Zaska has taken to become a leading light in Irish jazz included starting a band that Hozier joined as a singerWhen Max Zaska walks out on to the stage of the Mermaid Theatre next month, it will be a homecoming of sorts. A return to the town where he learnt to play guitar, had his first gigs, and started a band that Hozier came to sing in.
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1 week ago | 
sundayworld.com | David Medcalf
JAILED | The pair, both from Lithuania, were found responsible for the import of millions of euro worth of illicit drugsRosslare Europort in Co Wexford Photo: PAWexford PeopleToday at 10:09Two European lorry drivers who were caught on consecutive days bringing large quantities of cocaine into Ireland through Rosslare Europort have ended up with prison sentences. The pair, both from Lithuania, were found responsible for the import of millions of euro worth of illicit drugs.
