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Two men who were charged after a concrete block was thrown through a house door because a witness declared in a statement he was “100 per cent” sure it was them, both walked free from court this week (June 1) after the witness became “reluctant” and contradicted his statement in the witness box.

A mother of four facing her tenth conviction for driving without insurance avoided a jail sentence for at least a week after the judge declared he was “not happy” with the way the prosecuting garda was reading out her previous convictions in the District Court this week (October 27).

A woman who couldn’t lift her head from the bench beside her solicitor, and had to dash from court twice to be sick during her trial for theft this week (September 8), was still sentenced to a further three months in jail.

“A well executed and planned onslaught,” was how a district court judge described the actions of two Athlone women who dared to target 11 different shops stealing more than €3,600 worth of goods.

“A well executed and planned onslaught on Galway city,” was how a district court judge described the actions of two Athlone women who dared to target 11 different shops stealing more than €3,600 worth of goods.

A man who pleaded guilty to possession of almost €700 worth of heroin with intent to supply thanked the judge in the District Court this week (May 12) after he he learned the prison sentence he was currently serving would not be added to.

A former soldier and mother of one, in jail since November 18 for possession with intent to supply €3,000 of heroin, was given an additional 10 months in jail this week (March 29) after being found guilty of dealing by bicycle.

Representatives of communities throughout the Midlands had the opportunity to share their experiences and hear how communities in Dublin are making their environments safer and better places to live, when they attended a Developing Safer Communities Seminar in the Sheraton Hotel in Athlone last week.

A mother of four avoided jail this week despite facing her ninth driving ban and having seven outstanding bench warrants, because the judge didn’t believe the system would keep her in jail if he sent her there.

A man remains in intensive care in hospital following a house fire in Battery Heights on Wednesday this week.