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My visit to Cava dissipated two preconceived ideas that I had about the menu. One, the idea that the tapas dishes would be small little nibbles similar to what you get at a bar counter in Spain and two, that the menu would be limited to the typical array of tapas that you might find on the Costa del Sol. Neither proved to be the case, the portions are quite large indeed, very often as big as a typical main course, eg, my cured roasted duck leg served with baby potatoes fried in duck fat was of a size that would satisfy most appetites, and the selection is absolutely spectacular. JP and his team seem to have found some of the very best tapas dishes from around the world and recreated them with 100 per cent authenticity. Suffice it to say that the tapas here are much better than anything I have been offered in the touristy parts of Spain. It is worth saying that my initial impression of the menu was that for tapas it seemed expensive, however, from the size of the portions and the inventive dishes I have to say the opposite is the case.

A 29-year-old man with 84 previous convictions, including a disqualification from driving, was sentenced at Ballinrobe District Court sitting in Castlebar last week for driving a van with a false registration plate.

A 51-year-old Castlebar man who while setting up some kegs for his sister’s party, tried them out to make sure that they were in working order, was convicted of drink driving at Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

A woman who tested positive for cannabis and opiates after being stopped on suspicion of drug driving had her charge dismissed in court this week (October 5) after the judge ruled gardai had not proven her inability to drive as required by the law.

A man who refused to pay a taxi fare and then held a shotgun to the neck of the taxi driver and threatened to kill him, after the driver went to his house to look for the fare, was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday.

Judge William Earley has described as “intolerable” the behaviour of a Mullingar man whom he said “dragged gardaí around the street” and showed poor example to small children.

Community and voluntary organisations based in the west will have an opportunity to discuss the potential impact of the McCarthy report on their work, at an upcoming event in Claremorris. The event is being organised by the Irish National Community and Voluntary Forum, (INCVF). The INCVF is the representative body for 22,000 community and voluntary organisations throughout Ireland.

A Ballina man who has a number of previous convictions and panicked after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing into another car, refused to give a sample to the gardaí, Ballina District Court heard this week. The defendant was given a four year driving ban and a number of fines as a result.

A Ballybane man charged with allegedly discharging a firearm, and being in possession of ammunition and a sawn-off shotgun with intent to endanger life, has been refused bail because of “grave concerns” that there would be interference with witnesses.

A man who failed to give a breath specimen to gardaí had the case against him dismissed when it emerged that he told officers that he had obsessive compulsive disorder.