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A “cheeky” Ballybane man with 91 previous convictions was sentenced to nine months at Galway District Court this week for trespass and public order offences including one occasion when he jumped out in front of plain-clothed gardai shouting obscenities.

A district court judge has described as “unacceptable” the interference with gardai in the course of their duties before imposing a total of six months on a 20-year-old Galway woman who grabbed a Garda officer by the collar to stop an arrest.

Greenfields Hockey Club made history in Dublin on Sunday when it became the first Connacht club to claim a national title.

A Ballybane man with an appalling history of road traffic offences had a five month sentence reactivated and was jailed for a further eight months after being caught driving dangerously while drunk in the middle of a crowd during Galway Rally weekend as well as attempting to hot-wire a car.

A 24-year-old man and his juvenile accomplice were charged this week in connection with the theft of a car which led to a dangerous joyride incident.

Greenfields continued their winning ways with a superb 3 - 1 performance against their great rivals Galway Hockey Club on Sunday at Dangan in the Connacht Senior League.

After an opening day defeat, Greenfields Hockey Club returned to winning ways in Dangan on Sunday when they completely dominated this second round league game against a stubborn Sligo side.

Nothing can justify the cruel attack on two young school children who will now be traumatised for a long time, remarked a district court judge before handing down an 11 month sentence on a woman for robbery and a further four months following the re-activation of a suspended sentence for a previous conviction.

An 18-month sentence has been handed down to a woman who, along with an accomplice, viciously assaulted and harassed two schoolgirls, knocking them to the ground and kicking them in the stomach and face.

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