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Two 19 year old men appeared in Castlebar District Court on Tuesday this week and were charged with a number of offences relating to a number of burglaries across the region over the last few weeks.

A man, with 45 previous convictions, who was caught pushing a shopping trolley containing stolen DIY goods, was given a three month suspended sentence at Galway District Court this week.

A Ballina man who denied obstructing a garda during an arrest had his case dismissed at Ballina District Court this week.

For some reason the game of soccer seemed to be popular with Claddagh people. In the 1930s there were at least three teams representing the area. Claddagh Rangers were playing senior soccer, the equivalent of League of Ireland today, Old Claddonians were fielding teams, and by 1937, Galway Rovers were developing a youth team as well as a junior side. In their early days Rovers had no clubhouse, though the Old Malt pub could be described as a hangout, as could the Atlanta Hotel, whose owner Josie Owens had strong connections with the club.

A Ballina man who stole from a doctor’s surgery and hair salon, and who obstructed a garda, was this week sentenced to detention.

Two men who were involved in an arson attack on a Ballina community centre were before Ballina District Court this week.

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A man who drove at speed in the centre of Castlebar, and almost ran over a woman who was trying to cross over the road, was convicted of dangerous driving at Castlebar District Court this week.

The 11 men charged in connection with last week’s riot involving two hundred people in Dalton Park, Mullingar have all been released on bail and told to stay away from Dalton Park.

Judge John Neilan remanded the two factions involved in the Dalton Park riot in July to Mullingar Court on October 16 and November 6, at the local court last week.