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Ann Harney was 50 years old and in excellent health when she accidentally discovered a lump in her breast one Friday morning in February 2006.

A court has heard that an "extremely anti-clerical" social worker investigating alleged sexual abuse at a Galway school was eventually taken off the case by the former Western Health Board.

An ex-Christian Brother has been acquitted by direction of Judge Tony Hunt of sexually assaulting boys some 40 years ago in a Galway industrial school.

Galway has always been a town to do things a little differently, and raising money for a good cause is no exception. Instead of a restrained black tie affair, Galway's Monster Organic Ball is a thoroughly enjoyable celebratory event, combining an enormous as-much-as-you-can-eat organic banquet, full free bar, and 10 hours of live music, entertainment and dancing.

In a very rare move, a sitting judge asked the Probation Services to report back to him on the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the case of a teenage girl who had no previous convictions until she went into voluntary care.

In a very rare move, a sitting judge asked the Probation Services to report back to him on the Health Service Executive (HSE) in the case of a teenage girl who had no previous convictions until she went into voluntary care.

A COPE worker, who had been operating a bus service collecting homeless people and bringing them to shelter, was assaulted by one of the people he was trying to help, the Galway District Court heard yesterday.

A 17-year-old boy in the care of the State has been convicted of two counts of theft at Mullingar District Court.

A 17-year-old heroin addict who has been in the care of the State since he was three years old, has received his 21st criminal conviction.

A 17-year-old heroin addict who has been in the care of the State since he was three years old, has received his 21st criminal conviction.