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A man has been warned not to drink and drive while his disqualification is postponed to April to allow him complete a work contract.

A man who is currently serving a prison sentence was convicted of two drink driving offences, which occurred within four months of each other, at Ballina District Court this week.

A Kilalla man who was detected drink driving on New Year’s Eve was warned by Judge Patrick Clyne that he would serve a prison sentence if he breaks the conditions of a suspended sentence which was imposed on him at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.

A Galwayman falsely accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl had his conviction quashed on Monday.

Two men who robbed nearly €2,000 from punters at a number of bookies were brought before Galway District Court last Monday.

An heavily pregnant woman received a four-month suspended sentence this week for stealing bottles of perfume valued at almost €1,000, an act which was described by a district court judge as a “planned operation”.

Q. I read your answer on liquidation and insolvency last week with interest. However, I have a different set of circumstances. I have a trading company with the trading premises held within the company and financed by a large bank loan. The lending bank has a fixed charge over the property and a floating charge over the other assets. I am not going to be able to keep the repayments going on the loan much longer. I have only been able to do so by increasing the period during which I can pay my creditors and I can’t do this much longer as the creditors have me under huge pressure. I have been told that the bank might appoint a receiver but your answer last week did not refer to this. What is a receiver and how is a receiver different from a liquidator?

I detect one tiny slice of silver lining on our dark clouds. A recent Red C opinion poll found that 58 per cent of respondents would vote Yes if there was a second Lisbon Treaty held this year.

I detect one tiny slice of silver lining on our dark clouds. A recent Red C opinion poll found that 58 per cent of respondents would vote Yes if there was a second Lisbon Treaty held this year.