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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.

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 Latvian man who brandished his gun at people who were gathered in his hotel room in the early hours of the morning in order to make them leave faced unauthorised possession of a firearm and section two assault charges on two men at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday.

An application by Shell-to-Sea protesters for Judge Mary Devins to disqualify herself from hearing their cases was refused by the judge at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday.

A Latvian man who was disqualified from driving for two years in 2008, and was detected driving in Belmullet in February — a week after he purchased a car — with no insurance or driving licence, was disqualified from driving for six years and given a suspended sentence at Belmullet District Court this week.

A 45-year-old married father of two, was convicted and fined €500 and disqualified from driving for two years at Belmullet District Court this week for drink driving.

Prominent Shell to Sea campaigner Niall Harnett, Bar Na Cuille, Pullathomas, made an application to Judge Denis McLoughlin at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday for the issuing of four summonses against Superintendent Michael Larkin and Sergeant Gus Moran for an incident which occurred in May of this year.

Seven protesters who were taking part in a peaceful solidarity protest in the Erris area, which was attended by local adults and children in support of Maura Harrington’s hunger strike, were before a special sitting of Belmullet District Court on Wednesday. During the protest a cortege of 86 vehicles travelled through the region, which was followed by an unmarked Garda car. The four uniformed gardaí were at one stage surrounded by a ‘mob’ of protesters as they locked themselves in the Garda car, the court heard.

A 59-year-old farmer who brandished a knife and a pitchfork at neighbours in two separate incidents — while being in an intoxicated and threatening state — was before Judge Denis McLoughlin at Belmullet District Court this week.

A Claremorris man who gardaí saw overtaking a van on a continuous white line while approaching a bend was before Judge Denis McLoughlin at Belmullet District Court on Wednesday.