Second prison sentence for charity box thief
Fri, Dec 19, 2025
A man with 160 previous convictions, who is currently serving a sentence for stealing a charity box containing €600 from an Athenry pub, was back before Galway District Court this week, where he received an additional sentence for stealing a charity box from Londis, Newcastle on September 20, 2024.
Paul Druse, of no-fixed abode, has been in custody since his arrest on the night of the Athenry break-in on September 15 last. He was granted bail in his first appearance at Galway District Court, where he was taken to the cells for repeatedly interrupting and hurling abuse at the presiding Judge, Fiona Lydon.
Druse has appeared at numerous court sittings since September 15, explaining that he couldn’t take up his bail unless he was released from custody to work, but was repeatedly told that he couldn’t be let out unless he came up with his cash bail first.
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