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A man who assaulted a stranger who allowed him to share his taxi home, had an 11 month jail sentence adjourned until November in the District Court this week (June 24).

A man with 67 previous convictions, and described in court as a “good moocher”, was jailed for 22 months in the District Court this week (June 24) for two burglaries committed earlier this year.

A stretch of the river bank in Athlone was cordoned off for two and a half hours on Wednesday evening (June 25) after the discovery of two grenades in the water near the Jolly Mariner marina.

A convicted sex offender has been given an 11 month suspended sentence for failing to comply with the terms of the Sex Offenders’Register.

An Athlone man accused of rape was bailed from the District Court this week (July 1) after being served with a Book of Evidence, and had his case returned for a date in the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.

A heroin dealer and thief was told to give two clean urine tests a week for the next fortnight or face 22 months in jail, it was revealed at the District Court this week (July 1).

“Take your business up to Judge Kennedy in the Circuit Court and see what he has to say about it,” said Judge Neilan as he revoked a community service order and sentenced a man to five months imprisonment.

A Kilkelly man was sent to prison for six months this week for stealing three cars, two of which were involved in an incident — a 14-year-old boy was driving one of the cars.

The perils of not answering a summons were graphically illustrated in the District Court this week (July 8), when a man caught using a mobile phone whilst driving had two points and €80 converted into a €750 fine and a one year disqualification.

A mother, previously thrown out of the army for dealing ecstasy, had an 11-month jail sentence adjourned in the District Court this week (July 8) after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply more than €3,000 worth of heroin.