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FORMER Galway East TD and member of Galway Co Council Colm Keaveney appeared again before Tuam District Court on Tuesday this week where, at the request of his solicitor, he had his sentencing put back until December 9 to allow Judge James Faughnan to deal with the case.

A Ballinasloe vape shop was caught selling a vape to an underage child who was part of a sting operation set up by the HSE to crack down on such activity.

An Ahascragh man who allegedly produced a knife in the course of a dispute has been sent forward for trial at the current sittings of Galway Circuit Criminal Court.

A Garda who had to kick in a door to rescue a woman being assaulted by a man, told Ballinasloe District Court that the man was sitting on the victim and still punching her when Gardaí pulled him away and arrested him.

A woman who was knocked to the ground by an Alsatian dog and suffered a broken leg as a result said in her victim-impact statement that the owner of the dog had never apologised to her and this “grieved her”. She said that because of his attitude she was allowing his prosecution to go ahead.

A MAN facing a series of charges ranging from criminal damage to a Garda’s private car to assault in a Headford pub and repeatedly stealing slabs of Carlsberg lager from supermarkets has been given until the January 22 sitting of Tuam District Court to come up with more compensation.

A man who threatened to kill a Garda and who hurled threats and vile language at the Gardaí trying to deal with him was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment when he appeared before Judge James Faughnan at Tuam District Court.

A man detained in prison since his arrest for the burglary of an Athenry pub pleaded via video link from prison to Judge James Faughnan that he was a tradesman, and if the judge let him out he would work on building sites to pay back the loss to the pub.

A defence solicitor pleaded that his client, charged with dangerous and careless driving, had been released from hospital on the day in question and should not have been allowed to get behind the wheel of a car as he was on medication at the time.

A mix-up over insurance coverage led to a Tuam farmer paying double premiums, a Judge decided, when he appeared before him on a charge of driving without insurance.