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Judge Mary Devins directed the forfeiture of two pepper sprays and a taser found in the apartment of a Ballina man. The direction was made during an application for police property. A number of other items which were seized were directed to be returned to the man.

Judge Mary Devins directed the forfeiture of two pepper sprays and a taser found in the apartment of a Ballina man. The direction was made during an application for police property. A number of other items which were seized were directed to be returned to the man.

A 36-year-old Sligo man with a number of previous public order convictions escaped a prison sentence at Castlebar District Court when he was give 200 hours’ community service in lieu of two consecutive three-month prison sentences.

A 28-year-old man who struck out at gardai so violently that they were forced to use pepper spray to subdue and arrest him has been given a six month suspended sentence.

A Castlegar man accused of assaulting a man and using pepper spray to incapacitate him has been remanded on continuing bail to appear at Galway District Court again next month for service of the book of evidence.

A garda who confronted an aggressive passenger of a taxi over the non payment of a fare was suddenly punched in the face twice and had his throat squeezed while being held in a tight headlock before a colleague was forced to use pepper spray and a baton to free him, the Galway District Court heard this week.

A Ballina man who has 45 previous convictions was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday for being threatening and abusive.

Film go-ers got more action than they bargained for when they were evacuated from the Eye Cinema after pepper spray got into the air vents during a student prank.