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A man who used a horse whip on his wife, stabbed her in the head with a set of keys, swung a phone charger at her head, and threatened to kill a woman who gave her refuge, failed in his appeal against the severity of a two year prison sentence in the Circuit Court this week (December 7).

A man who claimed a foldable knife found on his person in the town centre in the early hours was for “layin’ lino” and that he’d forgotten it was still in his pocket, failed in his appeal against a six month jail sentence in the Circuit Court (July 21).

A man whose appeal against a two year ban and a €200 fine for driving without insurance required a solicitor, a barrister, a translator, and a garda to turn up in court, had his legal team resign and had a six month jail sentence handed down after it was revealed he could understand English and had given misleading information to his defence.

A case against one of the partners in musical duo Foster and Allen for not filing tax returns was dismissed in the District Court this week (March 24) after a judge accepted the letter of compliance Mr Tony Allen received from his accountant Paddy Russell on Revenue Commissioner-headed paper was “a forgery”.

Despite promises of work and AA attendance, an inveterate drunk with 150 previous convictions was returned to prison to serve out a District Court sentence after his appeal was turned down in the Circuit Court at its most recent sitting in Athlone (February 23).

A brain-injured man, in prison for threatening the life of his former partner in a birthday card to their nine-year-old daughter, was given a lifeline at the most recent sitting of the Circuit Court in Athlone (February 23) when he was given leave to attend for hospital treatment.

Two local teenagers will remain in jail after their appeal against a 10 month sentence for their part in a feud-related assault on a neighbour’s home with stones and petrol bombs failed in the Circuit Court this week (December 9).

A man with five previous assault convictions who appealed a two month sentence for calling a garda “a pig”, had his case adjourned until July and was given a chance to keep his word or he would be sent to jail.

A woman described in court as “a career criminal”, who was jailed for nearly two years earlier this month for stealing a tea trolley from a train, got half a chance in her Circuit Court appeal this week (February 24) when she said she wanted to finish her Junior Cert and get a job.

A burglar who offered non-human urine in an effort to pass a prison drug test had the last three months of a 22-month sentence suspended in the Circuit Court this week (July 21).