Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 8091Threatening communication · Co. Kildare

Man threatened to gouge out eyes of ex-girlfriend's father, Naas court told

A man, described in the reports only as the former boyfriend of the applicant's daughter, sent an online message to his former girlfriend's father threatening to gouge out his eyes. The message was not dated in the reports, and the father gave evidence of it at Naas District Court, Co Kildare, where the case was reported on 8 September 2026. Judge Derek Cooney said he would grant a civil restraining order for one year, barring the man from contacting the applicant or his family. The latest development is that order, with the judge warning that a breach could lead to proceedings that could result in a twelve-month custody term.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court8 Sep
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man is reported to have threatened to gouge out the eyes of his former girlfriend's father.
  • The threat read "I'll gouge your eyes out myself" and arrived online, which the father said was out of the blue.
Where
The application was heard at Naas District Court in County Kildare.
When
  • The date of the threatening message is not given in the reports.
  • The case was reported on 8 September 2026.
Cause
  • The father said the man who previously dated his daughter, whose relationship ended a few years earlier, sent the message.
  • The man who sent the message said he was in a terrible mental state and going through a serious episode at the time.
Other details
  • The father said he believed the sender was suffering from a mental health problem and linked the message to litter left on his car.
  • The father said the litter appeared around the time the man was allegedly throwing litter around a business premises in a Kildare town.
  • The judge said a breach could lead to a legal process that could result in a twelve-month custody term.
In court
  • Judge Derek Cooney said he would grant a civil restraining order for one year.
  • The order would bar the man from contacting the applicant or his family.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man threatened to gouge out the eyes of his former girlfriend's father. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe threat was worded as 'I'll gouge your eyes out myself' and arrived online. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe application was heard at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • causeThe man who sent the message said he was in a terrible mental state and going through a serious episode at the time. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtJudge Derek Cooney said he would grant a civil restraining order for one year. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe man is not to contact the applicant or his family. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge said a breach could lead to a legal process that could result in a twelve months custody term. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 8 Sep2026
    In courtkildarenow.com, first report
    Made threat to gouge out eyes of ex-girlfriend's dad, Kildare court told

    Reports a civil restraining order hearing at Naas District Court over a threatening message. The article gives no date for the message and no name for either party.

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