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“We are here to give thanks for the blessings we have all received through his work and his ministry.”

Two young, heroin-addicted mothers, both attending court from jail, were each given another 22 months for their part in stealing a tea trolley from a train as well as a large number of other thefts each.

The decision by a consultant psychiatrist at St Loman’s hospital to discharge a patient and recommend that she be sent to Mountjoy Prison has been criticised in Mullingar District Court by Judge John Neilan.

If Lt Horatio Caine of the CSI Miami crime lab had been there, he would have taken off his glasses, raised an eyebrow at Superintendent John Gantly, and said in that gravelly voice of his “Nice one”.

A former convict caught with €1,700 worth of drugs avoided a jail sentence this week (March 4) when, to much amusement in court, he told the judge he was now studying criminal justice at university.

Two women were sentenced to prison at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday after they stole €200 worth of items from Dunnes Stores Castlebar.

Maura Harrington, Doohoma, faced two charges of dangerous driving at Ballina District Court on Tuesday after she was observed driving erratically — while she pursued a white transit van carrying 16 IRMS security workers who are employed on Shell’s Glengad site — through the townlands of Annaghmore and Ballinglen, Ballycastle.

Former Inspector Mick Murray was last month promoted to the rank of Superintendent and will take up this duty in charge of Westport Garda District with effect from next Tuesday.

Retired school principal and prolific Shell to Sea activist, Maura Harrington, Tullyaghanbawn, Geesala, Belmullet, was sentenced to 28 days in jail and recommended to undergo psychiatric assessment, by Judge Mary Devins at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday, after Harrington was convicted of a section two assault on retired garda Eamon Berry on June 11 2007 during a protest at Pullathomas Pier. The defendant, who was also bound to the peace for 12 months for a public offence on a different date, failed to sign the bond. Due to her contempt of court Harrington was sentenced to jail a further two days concurrent.

A man who “terrified” his girlfriend by kicking her front door in a drunken stupor was jailed for two months at the District Court this week (April 1).