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The appearance of four Myers brothers arrested for alleged involvement in feud-related criminal damage to a family home in Grange last weekend saw two of them remanded in custody from Athlone District Court this week (June 23) after the alleged victim gave evidence she was “a prisoner in my own house” and couldn’t take her disabled son to school or to the shop.

A former brother charged with six counts of indecent assault against four boys at the Marist primary school in Retreat on a number of dates between 1978 and 1982 was served with a book of evidence in the District Court this week (June 23) and returned for trial at Mullingar Circuit Court, sitting at Tullamore, on July 13.

With only a little over a week to go in his tenure as Mayor of Athlone before Cllr Sheila Buckley-Byrne takes over his seat, the title-hungry ambition of Cllr Mark Cooney knew no shame in Athlone District Court this week (June 23) when the local solicitor first made public his desire for the recently vacated position with the judiciary.

A farmer charged with animal neglect left court without conviction this week after it was heard a “hero” neighbour had helped out with tending his animals for almost two years.

Noel O’Gara, the businessman and ground rent speculator from Ballinahown, will get a “priority hearing” on January 16 when he next appears to answer the nine breaches of corporate law with which he is charged.

A small-time heroin dealer who attempted to swallow his stash when apprehended, was given a three month prison sentence at a special sitting of the District Court last week.

A man who assaulted a parent at his son’s school has been given a four month suspended sentence at Mullingar District Court.

Pollution charges against a Westmeath company have been struck out because the prosecuting authority was not ready to go through with the prosecution.

During Belmullet District Court on Wednesday, Judge Conal Gibbons adjourned a number of cases which relate to recent protests against the Corrib Gas project, to special court sittings in July, September, and October.

A Castlepollard man has received his third drink driving conviction and been disqualified for 10 years.