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Judge John Neilan has set the precedent for the licensing of pistols in the Mullingar District after the first test cases in the area under new legislation.

A man jailed in December for six months and disqualified from driving for 10 years for supposedly driving at a squad car, had his ban lifted and his sentence postponed until July, after an appeal judge accepted this week (May 18) he “didn’t drive at the officers”.

The doctor who examined a woman at the centre of a rape allegation has told a Central Criminal Court jury that there was no forensic evidence of a rape having taken place.

A 20-year-old Mayo resident who allowed himself to be carried in a stolen vehicle whose other occupants were involved in a shooting incident has been given a two year sentence with the last 15 months suspended.

An 18-year-old man, who is considering a career in the Army, was before Ballinrobe District Court last week following €250 worth of criminal damage he caused to a car when he jumped on it and kicked in a window.

An intoxicated man who prevented a Garda patrol van from driving on was before Ballina District Court this week.

As the war progressed, rumours swept the country of foreign incursions and sinister hostile action. Seamus O’Brien was “off-duty” on a warm autumn evening in 1940 when a “Red Alert” invasion scare sent shock waves through Callan.

A pensioner, followed home from the pub by gardai after visiting his wife in a nursing home, avoided a conviction in the District Court this week (March 29) for drink driving after the judge ruled there was “sufficient conflict” of evidence.

The vacancy at Kilmaine Garda station is to be filled in the near future, Beverley Flynn TD has been informed.

The St Patrick’s Festival committee would like to thank everyone who participated in and supported this year’s festival. It was a great day, with fantastic weather that brought the streets of Athlone to life.