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If crimes are ever scaled on the amount of horror and anger they provoke, then the sexual assault of children is one that is often near the top. There are few offences that cause this sort of outrage in a community, that go to the heart of every family, that cause such division. It is the fear of such an allegation that has sadly led to a reluctance by many people to become involved in activities that bring them into contact with children in intimate situations, for fear that such an allegation may be made in these increasingly litigious times.

At Ballyhaunis District Court a 32-year-old father of five was given a two year driving ban and fined a total of €800 after pleading guilty to charges of drunk driving, driving without insurance, having no driving licence, and giving a false name to gardai.

Is an apology enough? I don’t know. Only a person who was abused at the hands of the religious nuns, priests and brothers can answer that question. Would prosecutions help in the healing process? Yet another question I have no authority to answer.

Galway gardai are seeking the public’s help following a number of burglaries throughout the city and surrounding areas.

A charge of murder against the man accused of killing Kilbeggan pensioner Christy Hanley last May has been reduced to manslaughter.

The Mayo relatives of kidnapped GOAL worker Sharon Commins from Clontarf in Dublin have received a sliver of hope with reports that Irish officials have contacted her. News reports yesterday (Thursday) said there was a chance that Ms Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki, who were abducted by armed men last Friday, could be released shortly.

The repeated violent behaviour of a man, once convicted of manslaughter, was a cause of great concern for a district court judge this week.

A man who inflicted one fatal stab wound on a young Glennamaddy man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.

A man accused of assaulting and terrorising staff at tattoo shops while armed with a hammer and a knife has been remanded in custody again after the bailsperson expressed concerns that bail conditions would not be adhered to.

Gardai in Athlone are seeking further witnesses in relation to the assault on a young woman out walking in the company of two others on the Dublin Road on Monday night (August 24).