Ireland Woman seeks barring order from son at Naas court after protection order breaches
A woman appeared at Naas District Court on 1 August 2025 seeking a barring order from her son, who had twice breached a protection order granted by the same court on 7 July 2025. Judge Desmond Zaidan criticised gardaí for advising the woman to seek a barring order rather than bringing the man to court for the breaches.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court1 Aug
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports28 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe woman is in her late 40s (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe incident arose from an altercation with a security staff member (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman tried to pull the garda away from her son (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman was told to desist but continued trying to pull the garda away (kildarenow.com)
- whatA comment was made by a garda relating to alleged drug use by the son (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman had been socialising with two family members (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman has no previous convictions (kildarenow.com)
- whatAn attempt was made to access a bathroom which may have started the incident (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman was in a state of terror (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe incident had taken a big toll on her family (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe woman had never come to the attention of the gardaí previously (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe woman has an address in Celbridge (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe incident occurred at Main Street, Maynooth (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe son was being arrested near The Roost pub (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on 31 March 2024 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationOn both occasions the son was arrested (kildarenow.com)
- chargeShe was prosecuted for obstruction and a breach of the Public Order Act (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Desmond Zaidan accepted the woman intervened because of her son (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court (kildarenow.com)
- courtA woman told Naas District Court that her son had twice breached a protection order granted by the same court (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe protection order was granted on 7 July 2025 (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe woman was advised by a garda to come to court to seek a barring order (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Zaidan said the protection order was in place until 9 February 2026 (kildarenow.com)
- courtJudge Zaidan criticised gardaí for passing the matter back to him instead of bringing the man to court (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe judge said gardaí should bring the man to court and object to bail when a breach occurs (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe judge said referring victims of a breach to court for a barring order is becoming common practice (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge applied the Probation of Offenders Act (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe woman has no conviction (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 1 Aug2025Kildare judge criticises gardaí as woman comes to court seeking protection from son
Reports the woman's court appearance and the judge's criticism of gardaí's handling of the protection order breaches, including the practice of referring victims to court for a barring order instead of bringing the breaching party to court.
victim, femaleaccused, male - 1 Aug2025Kildare woman tried to prevent son being arrested by baton wielding garda
Reports the outcome at Naas District Court where Judge Desmond Zaidan applied the Probation of Offenders Act, meaning the woman has no conviction. Details the circumstances including the son's arrest near The Roost pub, the woman's attempt to pull the garda away, and the use of a baton.
accused, late 40s, femalesuspect, male