Criminal Law Solicitor in Celbridge

Common charges and summonses arising in Celbridge and north Kildare

Much of the work we see from this area involves road traffic matters, public order incidents, and theft or assault charges that start with a garda station interview and end up on a District Court list. Some cases are straightforward and are dealt with in a single appearance. Others involve more than one charge, a question over bail, or an issue about whether the matter should proceed in the District Court at all.

More serious offences are sent forward for trial rather than dealt with summarily, and that changes how the case is prepared from the outset. We also advise people after a conviction where there may be grounds to apply to have it overturned. Whatever the charge, the facts of the garda interview and the exact wording of the summons usually matter more than people expect.

Getting legal advice in place before your first court appearance

If you have been asked to attend a garda station, or a summons has arrived by post, the sooner we see the paperwork the more useful our advice can be. We attend garda stations around the clock, so if you are facing questioning it is worth having a solicitor involved from that point rather than waiting until the court date is fixed.

Where legal aid is relevant, that is applied for in court and depends on your means and the seriousness of the charge, not something we can promise in advance. We can talk you through how that application works at your first conversation with us. Consultations take place at our Kilkenny office, by phone or by video, whichever suits you better, and we only start work once a letter of engagement has set out the terms.

Serving Celbridge, Leixlip, Ardclough and Straffan

We take on cases from Celbridge and the villages around it, including Leixlip, Ardclough and Straffan, as part of our work across County Kildare and the wider south east and Leinster region. Celbridge sits north of Naas in Kildare, and for most District Court matters that means a listing at Naas Courthouse, while more serious cases that are sent forward go through the Circuit Court process from there.

If your matter arises further south in the county, around Athy for instance, the venue is different again, and we can confirm which courthouse applies once we know the details of your charge or summons.