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Man stole valuable iPhone to pay off gambling debt
A young man stole a valuable phone from a city shop in order to pay off a gambling debt. “He had to pay it off or else,” his solicitor told Judge John King at Galway District Court.
No racial motive in McDonald’s security guard assault
There was no racial abuse involved in the assault of a security guard at a city McDonald’s outlet, Judge John King was told, when he viewed photographs of the injuries caused, presented to him by prosecuting Gardaí at Galway District Court on Monday.
‘Public nuisance’ appears in court via video link from prison
A man described by his solicitor as a “nuisance but not a menace” appeared before Galway District Court on Monday, via video link from prison, to answer yet more charges of public drunkenness brought against him.
Mystery over how to get Australian drug test results to Galway court
“Who is going to do a hair follicle test in Australia? How does this work?” were questions posed by a Judge when she was told a defendant was not present in her court when his case was called, because he was in Australia.
St Stephen’s morning attack on city filling station
A JUDGE at Galway District Court has refused to hear a case against a man accused of being involved with others in a late night attack on a city filling station.
Tree surgeon found with cannabis joint at Ceannt Station
A YOUNG tree surgeon was given a chance to avoid a drug conviction on his record when he was given the opportunity on his first offence to make a donation to the Court poor box.
Mayo man’s bail condition is to keep out of Galway city
A JUDGE decided not to include the usual Garda Station sign-on conditions as part of bail conditions for a defendant, as she didn’t want the accused to have any reason to come into Galway city.
Husband and wife thieving team don’t deserve last chance, says Judge
A HUSBAND and wife team who, a Judge said, appeared to “be going around in consort” on joint enterprise thieving trips, were given heavy suspended sentences to keep them in line when they appeared before Galway District Court this week.
100 previous convictions cannot be ignored, says Judge
A DEFENDANT who pleaded guilty to a long list of charges, mainly thefts from city businesses, had 100 previous convictions and this could not be ignored no matter how difficult his background was, Judge Valerie Corcoran said when sentencing him to 16 months in prison.
Gambling debts the cause of thefts from city shop
A man was put up to thefts from a city shop because he had gambling debts, his solicitor told Galway District Court.
