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A public park is not for boy racers, said a district court judge this week before fining and disqualifying two friends who were caught doing “wheelies” on a busy Sunday morning.

“What kind of picture is this building of this city?” asked a district court judge after hearing of the abuse hurled at a member of the Gardai doing his duty.

A “total picture of utter lawlessness” was how a district court judge described the actions of a homeless man who was jailed for driving into a petrol station with the number plates covered by shaving foam and stealing more than €100 worth of petrol.

A district court judge has called for more security staff to be on hand to handle large and potentially volatile crowds at fast-food restaurants late at night.

The repeated violent behaviour of a man, once convicted of manslaughter, was a cause of great concern for a district court judge this week.

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 district court judge has described as “sinister” the act of filming gardai while they are carrying out their duties.

An area manager for Tesco who crashed on his way home from Sligo to Tuam was convicted of careless driving in Claremorris District Court this week.

A district court judge has warned an out-of-control teenager that any more “outrageous” behaviour could result in jail.