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A Westmeath man has received legal advice from the bench, with Judge Seamus Hughes telling him he could have a case against gardaí for wrongfully arresting him.

Judge Hughes has described as “a joke” a doctor’s note indicating that a man before the court had an alcohol dependency.

A street trader seeking the return of €2,500 seized in a police raid lost some sympathy in court this week (December 11) when it was revealed he made no such move for a laptop and satnav taken at the same time.

A judge raised his voice to threaten a man with jail after he claimed to be drug free, but could provide no documentary evidence of this.

A drunk who assaulted another man nearly twice his age for no reason ended up paying €1,500 in compensation and fines this week (December 11) to avoid jail.

A suicidal and estranged husband was barred this week (November 27) from entering Co Offaly, as part of a strengthened safety order brought against him by his former wife.

A man accused of stealing a pregnancy test kit, smashing a car window, and assaulting a garda shortly after being released from a two-year jail sentence, was given a highly conditional bail in the District Court this week (November 20).

Within a month of moving to Mullingar from Dublin to make a fresh start, a mother of three has twice been found so drunk that she couldn’t stand.

Three young men who hid from gardaí in private gardens at Hillview, Mullingar have apologised for their drink-fuelled behaviour.

A man who was seen, followed, reported, and arrested with a stolen silage grab in his vehicle, but who insisted on still pleading not guilty at 11 appearances in court, was jailed for five months this week (November 13).