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A man who threw a bottle of wine at a deli counter before assaulting the shop manager by biting him on the hand received a nine month suspended sentence as well as a fine at Galway District Court last Monday.

A man who stole a mobile phone and cigarettes from the kitchen area of Subway and attempted to steal cars in Ballybane had an extra six months added to a sentence already being served.

A six month jail term was imposed on a homeless man who after being found intoxicated, with his shirt off, and verbally abusing Volvo Ocean Race visitors then hurled threats of a sexual nature at a garda.

A man who had to be taken away from the water’s edge at Spanish Arch and arrested for his own safety had one month added to a sentence already being served.

A man, with 67 previous convictions and described as a “nuisance”, was fined this week for stealing aftershave and sweaters from city centre shops and then having a drink in a local pub and walking out without paying for it.

The closure of Harristown House has meant that many defendants with serious alcohol addictions are now left with little or no option other than a term in prison to get the period of sobriety and the help that they need, according to a district court judge.

A homeless man who was found intoxicated and carrying a knife on the busy promenade in Salthill received seven months detention when he appeared at Galway District Court.

A homeless man, with 129 previous convictions and who is a constant nuisance to staff and the general public at Ceannt Station, will have to serve an extra two months in jail.