Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between June 2006 and May 2007, from the ages reported

Offences

Possession of a knife

Where

Co. Laois

Reporting

2 reports, 26 May 2026 to 20 Jun 2026

Outlets

leinsterexpress.ie

• Woman appears in court over knife possession in Portlaoise Possession of a knife · Co. Laois

  Amy Young, a 19-year-old woman, is accused of possessing a knife at Kellyville Park, Portlaoise, County Laois, on Friday, May 1, 2026. It is alleged that a garda mobile patrol unit saw a knife passed to a female, and that gardaí who stopped and searched her found a four-inch knife with a black handle in her waistband; she told gardaí it was for her safety. She first appeared before Portlaoise District Court on May 26, 2026, when the case was adjourned to June 15. At the June 20, 2026 appearance she pleaded guilty, Judge Catherine Ryan ordered a probation suitability report, and she was remanded on continuing bail to September 21, 2026.

  In court, 26 May 2026Accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 20 Jun2026
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Woman appears in court over knife possession in Portlaoise

   Court hears woman had knife in waistband for safety purposes

   accused, Amy Young, 19, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy Young♀19IE
2. 26 May2026
   In courtleinsterexpress.ie, in Woman appears in court over knife possession in Portlaoise

   Woman allegedly had knife in Portlaoise

   accused, Amy Young, 19, female, named, irish (judged from name)Amy Young♀19IE

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