Not so blessed Christmas peacemaker gets three months
Wed, May 20, 2026
A man, described as a peacemaker by his solicitor, who got between two brothers involved in a Christmas-time fracas in Salthill, received a three-month prison sentence for his season of goodwill efforts at Galway District Court.
Judge Fiona Lydon was told that the defendant before her, Mike Molloy, currently residing in the UK, was there on two public order charges, one for being drunk in public and the other for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.
The court heard Garda evidence that they had to deal with a fight in the street in Salthill, and Molloy was heard to shout “I’ll kill you”. It is believed the row was between extended family members, the judge was told. Molloy had 15 previous convictions.
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