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No one in their right mind would expect to get away with leaving a supermarket with a trolley full of unpaid-for groceries, was the defence put forward by a solicitor on behalf of a client who did just that.

A 27-YEAR-OLD Oranmore man has spent more of his life taking drugs than he has lived without them, his defence solicitor told Galway District Court.

A young man who walked out of Dunne’s Stores, Briarhill without paying for food from the deli counter was ordered to stay away from the store when he was found guilty of the theft.

A drug driver who fled the scene of a collision in Salthill was followed by another driver who then witnessed him rear-end another vehicle, before coming to a halt.

A DRUGS conviction would have disastrous consequences for a young man working in the mines in Australia, his solicitor pleaded at Galway District Court.

A LITTLE KNOWN lacuna or anomaly in the law which means a person convicted of a traffic offence cannot receive the benefit of a Garda adult caution was brought to the attention of Galway District Court this week by a local solicitor.

“Young people may think it’s just a bit of cannabis or cocaine, but they need to take into consideration what the consequences of a drug conviction are for them, not only for their health but for education and travel as well.”

A solicitor told a Court that his chronic alcoholic client, who had 52 previous convictions for public order offences, usually for being drunk in public, was a “nuisance but not a menace”.

A week spent in prison has been a “sobering experience” for a man with addiction issues, his solicitor pleaded, when he appeared again before Galway District Court on theft charges.

An apprentice carpenter who works two jobs to make his way in the world was warned if he came before Galway Court again the Judge would not be so amenable towards him.