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The saga of the early morning theft of a Brennan’s Bread van in Ballinasloe got a fresh outing at Ballinasloe District Court, hot on the heels of the van lady’s appearance in person at Tuam District Court two days before. Some stories never go stale.

A CARROWBROWNE man who went door to door collecting cash for what he described as a cystic fibrosis charity in Carlow was brought before Tuam District Court charged with collecting without a permit.

A man who was arrested for driving while disqualified and had his car seized by a Garda was again caught hours later by the same Garda driving a different vehicle and she had to repeat the whole process.

A habitual criminal whose solicitor told a court had spent most of his time over the past 20 years in prison was sentenced to a further 15 months when he was convicted of a number of offences, including abusing staff at a Ballinasloe food outlet.

A defendant described by an arresting Garda “as a very nice young fellow” appeared before a special sitting of Tuam District Court on a charge of drunk driving.

“THAT’S the highest speed I’ve ever had to deal with” a long-serving Judge said when dealing with a young student who was clocked doing 206kph on the M6 motorway. When signalled to stop by a pursuing Garda, he actually increased his speed.

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.

Former Galway East TD Colm Keaveney appeared before Tuam District Court on Tuesday for his sentencing hearing, where Judge James Faughnan imposed 220 hours of Community Service in lieu of a four-month prison sentence.

A Tuam man who received 13 months in prison at the local District Court was told by a Judge that he could appeal the sentence to the Circuit Court, where he ran the risk of having it doubled.

Private Ciara Shanahan was on duty at the gate post of Renmore Barracks on the night of August 15, 2024, when she noticed someone acting suspiciously outside.