In relation to two separate incidents

Relations have been somewhat fraught

The court heard Alexandre Pallares grabbed and threw the toddler to the ground after he became frustrated at toys and boxes being strewn around the floor of a playroom

The injuries had been described as "life-changing"

The landowner allegedly overturned an ESB machine in a dispute over tree trimming near high voltage power lines

“It was an oversight."

When Judge Carthy raised her eyebrows about the authenticity of the defendant’s name, solicitor Chris Hogan replied: “Yes, it’s an original name.”

Judge Roderick Maguire said was expected to last up to four weeks

One of the children, the court was told, was sitting in the front passenger seat while the other was lying across a woman’s lap in the back seat

Judge Susan Fay issued the bench warrant when the 48-year-old failed to appear before her.

"There was no reason, just mindless

The woman was sitting on the ground shaking a can and being very aggressive towards people forcing them to cross the road to go by her.

The defendant said: “I didn’t do anything!” 

The man was facing a total of 13 charges which were due for hearing, but as he was now changing his plea to guilty on six sample charges, seven others were withdrawn by the state

“It was borderline indictable"

“He was travelling at speeds up to 180kph on back roads, went straight through a crossroads – it was a 50kph zone through one village"

The accused was described as a "decent guy"

“She has had significant drug issues"

The man faces a trial in the circuit court

A MAN charged under the 1989 Incitement to Hatred Act for racially abusing a man in Kildare town brought a raised eyebrow to the judge when the charge was read to the court.