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A seven year sentence has been imposed on a Galway woman found guilty of the manslaughter of her former partner who was stabbed 18 times.

A 42-year-old Oughterard man has been sent forward for trial charged with dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to a woman earlier this year.

The family of the late Evelyn Flanagan have this week welcomed the acknowledgement of liability from the HSE in relation to her death almost five years ago in Mayo General Hospital. High Court proceedings had been issued by the late Mrs Flanagan’s family following the decision of the coroner’s inquest in 2009 that she had died as a result of medical misadventure.

Increasing the penalties for disobeying the rules of the road will only improve road safety if the new system is adequately policed –  otherwise there is no real deterrent for reckless drivers.

The mother of a Mullingar teenager killed in a car accident in 2006 has said Wednesday’s inquest has not brought closure to her family.

A man who was discovered drunkenly slumped over the wheel of his car was given a 10-year driving disqualification at Ballina District Court this week by Judge William Hamill.

A 39-year-old Claregalway woman pleaded guilty to the charge of dangerous driving causing death at a sitting of the Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week.

A married father of two from Lithuania was sentenced to five months in prison this week after he was convicted of road traffic offences.

Mayo County Councillor and Director of Elections for Fianna Fáil Damien Ryan was accused of risking the lives of other motorists by driving dangerously on a twisted treacherous stretch of road at Galway District Court this week. Ryan has been fined a total of €800 and disqualified from driving for two years.

A Fianna Fail Mayo County Councillor who risked the lives of other motorists by driving dangerously on a twisted treacherous stretch of road has been fined a total of €800 and disqualified from driving.