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A woman whose drunken driving caused a Garda patrol car to swerve, failed in an attempt to overturn her ban in the Circuit Court this week (December 8).

A 61-year-old Athlone man, who is living rough since his house burnt down, has been convicted of threatening behaviour.

A judge described as “farcical” a man’s attempt to appeal a three-year drink driving ban by arguing his crashed car was no longer a mechanically propelled vehicle, and that he only started drinking the half bottle of vodka while waiting for the tow-truck.

A man who recently threatened the life of his ex-partner in a birthday card to their nine-year-old daughter, was remanded in continuing custody at the Circuit Court this week (December 8) until his place and movements in and out of a brain injury facility could be guaranteed.

An elderly lady has been left financially ruined and fearful after being befriended, deceived, and cruelly swindled out of nearly €390,000 from her savings, the Galway Circuit Court heard this week.

A young man was tackled to the ground by a quick thinking garda who then gave immediate medical assistance to the victim who was left bleeding from the face after being kicked twice in the head.

A Newcastle man who led an off-duty garda on a dangerous high speed chase through Salthill received a five month suspended sentence and was disqualified from driving for two years.

A homeless man who had been found with two stolen laptops containing sensitive information from a doctor’s surgery was jailed for 10 months at Galway District Court this week.

A man who stole Calvin Klein boxers and then pulled a knife on the shop staff who pursued him has been sentenced to four years with the final two and half years suspended.

A man was lucky to survive as the glass bottle he was “savagely” attacked with narrowly missed cutting a major blood vessel in his neck, the Galway Circuit Court heard this week.