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A MAN convicted of stalking and harassing his former partner was warned in no uncertain terms that a suspended sentence imposed on him would be activated “without a shred of doubt” if he put the victim in fear again.

A slash hook found in the boot of a young man’s car was for clearing hedges in a field where he kept ponies, he told Gardaí.

“You are making a promise on oath, and breaching this promise will have very serious consequences,” a judge warned a defendant who has come before her repeatedly for being drunk and a danger to himself and the public around the streets of Galway.

On a scale of one to ten, how bad was the public order offence before him, a Judge asked the prosecuting Garda when the case came before him at Balinasloe District Court.

Car thefts increased by 58 per cent in Galway during the first half of 2025, according to CSO figures published this week, bucking the national trend which saw incidents of this crime fall in the six months to the end of June.

A man who it is alleged was in possession of an offensive weapon during an altercation in a city Chinese restaurant was granted bail, despite strenuous objections from Gardaí when he appeared before Galway District Court.

With 752 recorded incidents of shoplifting in the Galway division, Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has said that local shoplifters are giving two fingers to the State.

Gardaí are currently investigating the alleged arson attack which took place at Horan Stud Farm, Claregalway on New Year's Eve. The blaze resulted in the death of one horse, injuring and burning a number of horses and resulted in a member of the family being hospitalised due to smoke inhalation.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in relation to the stabbing of a Defence Forces chaplain in Renmore in August.