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A YOUNG man facing serious drug charges is alleged to have aggressively tried to obstruct Gardaí from accessing information on his phone which they found when they were searching his bedroom.

Two Jordanian men accused of the rape and false imprisonment of a woman at Ceannt Station on August 1 last came before Galway District Court again on Monday via video-link from prison, and had their cases put back until the November 9 sitting of the court.

THE fact that a Garda lost consciousness following an alleged punch to the face was a major cause of concern when it came to deciding jurisdiction, a Judge told Galway District Court.

AN Arabic interpreter was employed to explain the proceedings of Galway District Court to a man accused of false imprisonment and serious assault, when he appeared before Judge Fiona Lydon via video-link from prison at Monday’s (October 5) sitting of the Court.

A Malawian man with multiple convictions arising from his public drunkenness, who was once described by his solicitor, John Martin, as a “nuisance but not a menace” will no longer be either a nuisance or a familiar sight to the Gardaí and the citizens of Galway, as he is being deported home.

A JUDGE dealing with the case of a man accused of murdering his mother refused to make his next appearance before Galway District Court peremptory against the State, but she noted the concerns of his defence team that he was now five months in custody and still had not been served with a Book of Evidence.

Two men accused of the rape and false imprisonment of a woman at Ceannt Station on August 1 last, came before Galway District Court on Monday and had their cases put back until the October 12 sitting, when they will have the option of pleading guilty to the charges or of opting for a book of evidence in order to assist them in defending their case.

THE fast response by Gardaí to a call reporting suspicious activity in a derelict property in Oranmore was commended by Judge Tom McSharry when a defendant was brought before him in relation to the alleged incident.

A MAN who is alleged to have threatened to torture a neighbour and cause grievous bodily harm to him had his case adjourned until November 11 when he appeared before Galway District Court on harassment charges.

THE hard-working business community of the city deserve better than to be subjected to what a Judge described as a campaign of “gratuitous larceny” by a woman with 125 previous convictions, 49 of which were for theft, and 45 for being drunk and a nuisance in public.