ANTRIM: A 47-year-old County Tyrone lorry driver was jailed for three years - half in custody, half on licence - after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply. Alan Moore, of Victoria Bridge, was stopped near Larne Harbour where cannabis with an estimated street value of £425,000 was found in his vehicle.

ARDS: A 48-year-old woman with no fixed abode was jailed for four months after breaching a restraining order by attending a prohibited address in Bangor the day after her release from custody. The court noted a prison mental health report had been requested to better understand her repeated offending.

BALLYMENA: A 36-year-old man charged with non-fatal strangulation of a female has had his case sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on April 16. Janis Biksans, formerly of Ballymena and now living in the Kilrea area, was released on bail of £500.

BELFAST: A former soldier and TikToker with 124 previous convictions entered a guilty plea to breaching a restraining order by making threats against a woman during a live-streaming session. James Burns, 34, of Melrose Street, Belfast, was released on bail with the case adjourned to April 17 for a pre-sentence report.

BELFAST: A murder trial at Belfast Crown Court heard claims that defendant Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Lisburn, assaulted a former girlfriend after discovering intimate messages on her phone in 2019. McCullagh denies the murder of Natalie McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant when she was killed at her Lurgan home in December 2022.

BELFAST: A woman accused of involvement in a street robbery was granted conditional bail.

BELFAST: A care home worker received a suspended sentence for the assault of a colleague.

CRAIGAVON: A 31-year-old Lurgan woman was given an 18-month conditional discharge after fraudulently claiming £3,654 in Universal Credit while failing to declare a joint living arrangement. Patrycja Harmatiuk is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongly obtained.

CRAIGAVON: A motorist admitted dangerous driving after losing control of a BMW at a railway crossing in Lurgan shortly after midnight, also failing to provide a specimen and being found in possession of pregabalin. The district judge noted the public had been put at "very, very significant risk".

ENNISKILLEN: A 39-year-old man described as a serial stalker was refused bail after being charged with stalking and harassing a teenage shop worker in Dungannon, with the court told the girl was petrified and afraid to go to work. Tiernan McKenna, of Dungannon, who has seven previous relevant convictions and is subject to a suspended sentence, will appear again by video-link at Dungannon Magistrates Court on 18 March.

NEWRY: A Portadown man was given an 18-month probation order, 80 hours of community service, and a five-year ban on keeping animals after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two severely malnourished German Shepherd cross breeds. Wayne Matchett had also failed to comply with an Improvement Notice issued by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council.

NEWTOWNARDS: A 75-year-old pensioner was convicted of causing the death of a pedestrian by careless driving and given an interim driving ban pending sentencing on March 19. District Judge Amanda Brady found that Irene Hunter, of Millisle, had cut a corner while turning and struck Derek Patterson in Donaghadee in November 2023, with Patterson dying four days later.

PORTADOWN: A Portadown woman received a suspended sentence for supplying cocaine.