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A man alleged to have bitten part of another man’s ear off during a row, had his case adjourned to January to await a book of evidence and to await further direction from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) on a subsequent criminal damage charge.

A judge threatened to “explode” with frustration in court this week (October 13) over further delays in a “black and white” road traffic case.

The woman charged in connection with the unlawful death of Lillian (Lily) Scanlon at her home in Valley Court, Athlone over two years ago, was served with a book of evidence in the District Court this week (October 13) and given a date for trial on November 30.

Five Athlone men charged in connection with an alleged attack at the home of Joe Joyce in Moate last Sunday were remanded in custody with consent to bail at Tuesday’s sitting of Longford District Court.

A middle-aged man charged with possession with intent to supply over €2,000 worth of heroin had his excuses given short shrift in the District Court, but had his sentencing postponed until the new year to see if the Welfare and Probation Service can come up with something other than a jail sentence.

A man charged for his part in a feud-related sword attack in Willow Park last year, in which a woman had her arm broken, was granted a highly conditional bail in the District Court this week (October 6). However, John Collins (20), of Parslickstown Gardens, Clonsilla, Dublin 15 was nonetheless remanded back to custody until his appearance in the Dublin Circuit Court next Wednesday (October 13), as the High Court refused him bail on these unrelated matters on August 16.

A man pleading guilty to “the highest reading I have ever seen” according to the judge in the District Court this week (October 7), will have to wait until January to see if he is to get a jail sentence or a community service order to accompany a six-year driving ban.

Judge Patrick Clyne dismissed “with a vengeance” the case against a man accused of threatening to kill the mother of his child.

A man who assaulted his step-daughter has been given the benefit of the Probation Act at Mullingar District Court.

The “long suffering” mother of a man who appeared before Mullingar District Court on Thursday was recognised by Judge Patrick Clyne when her second son came before him last Friday.