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A 27-YEAR-OLD Oranmore man has spent more of his life taking drugs than he has lived without them, his defence solicitor told Galway District Court.

A LITTLE KNOWN lacuna or anomaly in the law which means a person convicted of a traffic offence cannot receive the benefit of a Garda adult caution was brought to the attention of Galway District Court this week by a local solicitor.

“Young people may think it’s just a bit of cannabis or cocaine, but they need to take into consideration what the consequences of a drug conviction are for them, not only for their health but for education and travel as well.”

An apprentice carpenter who works two jobs to make his way in the world was warned if he came before Galway Court again the Judge would not be so amenable towards him.

“If he has money for drink then he has money for fines,” a Judge said when imposing fines on a man whose solicitor admitted was a familiar face at Galway District Court.

A Galwayman who skipped bail and fled to the UK a decade ago to make a new life for himself found himself back before Court again this week facing the same charges he had thought he had left behind.

A MAN found by Gardaí in a drunken state and who was threatening to kill a female, was in possession of a box-cutter knife when he was searched and was warned “never darken this door again” by a Judge when he was brought before Monday’s sitting of Galway District Court.

A Galway man who was described in a probation report as rude, dismissive, belligerent and confrontational had a prison term imposed on him when convicted of throwing a candle at a shop assistant who told him he was barred.

A young apprentice electrician who has a desire to travel pleaded to avoid a criminal drugs conviction on his record as such a record would remain with him for many years.