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Man spun his van 180 degrees in front of gardaí
A Ballina man who, at a packed funfair, pulled a handbrake turn in front of a garda car, was convicted of dangerous driving at Ballina District Court this week.
Man rams into taxi and Garda car in high speed chase through city
A non-national who rammed into the back of taxi before leading gardai on a dangerous high speed chase through the city has been jailed for 18 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years.
Athlone man gets 10 year ban for dangerous driving
An Athlone man who rammed into the back of a taxi before leading gardai on a dangerous high speed chase through Galway city has been jailed for 18 months and disqualified from driving for 10 years.
Motorcyclist crashed having driven through checkpoint
Gardai are continuing their investigation into a crash between a motorbike and a garda car that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Stockpiling for bonfires is worrying locals
Halloween is traditionally associated with all things frightful, but local councillors are hoping that the hell-raising antics of last year in Carlow town don’t re-occur this weekend.
Garda jeep rammed during high-speed chase
A 39-year-old man who led gardaí on a dangerous car chase through Partry, Kilmaine and Shrule ramming a garda jeep in the process, was fined a total of €4,000 at Ballinrobe district court this week, disqualified from driving for 12 years and sentenced to six months in prison to run consecutively with a six month sentence which he is currently serving.
Bonniconlon farmer convicted of drink driving
A 55-year-old farmer who was observed driving on both sides of the road was convicted of drink driving at Ballina District Court on Tuesday.
Ballinrobe man sentenced to St Pat’s
A 20-year-old man with 67 previous convictions was sentenced to six months in St Patrick’s Institution by Judge Mary Devins at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday, after the Ballinrobe man was convicted of five criminal damage charges, theft, and the unlawful taking of an MPV.
Man charged with careless driving and drink driving
A 34-year-old South African man who was arrested on the suspicion of drink driving after he was observed driving carelessly — whereby he pulled his car out in front of a garda car — and later refused to provide a sample, was disqualified from driving for four years at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.
Westport man stole unlocked car and crashed into Garda car
A 29-year-old man from Westport who stole a car — which was unlocked and had the keys in the ignition — crashed into a garda car, left the scene and when apprehended refused to provide a sample, was before Ballina District Court this week.
