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An ex-chef with an appetite bigger than his pocket and 200 previous convictions was given a eight month suspended sentence for failing to pay for meals in Galway city restaurants as well as failing to appear in court.

An Attymass man was brought before the court for being drunk near a bonfire at Bunree, Ballina.

SSE Renewables Moycullen are preparing for a physically tough assignment against DCU Saints in Dublin on Saturday evening.

A burglar caught red-handed in a bedroom was given a week in custody for contempt of court after he started shouting obsceneties a the judge.

A man who terrorised his former partner despite her being the subject of a protection order, was described as being “no better than scum” as he was jailed for six months this week (February 19).

John Sheahan, the Sinn Féin candidate in the Ballina Electoral area, has called for Swinford Courthouse to be handed over to the community following its closure in late 2013. Mr Sheehan said: "It was a sad day for the people of Swinford and surrounding areas when Swinford Courthouse held its last sitting in November 2013. The closure marked the end of an era as the service dated back to the middle of the 19th century. The loss of the court service means people now have to travel to Ballina for court sittings and has cost local business up to €250,000 in revenue annually. This closure could result in more job losses that Swinford can ill afford.”

A man who defrauded the State out of more than €22,000 was ordered to pay a total of €1,135 in fines and costs this week (February 12) after the court heard how he had begun to make restitution.

A teenage burglar, whose mother said she was “actually disgusted with him”, was jailed for a total of nine months this week (February 12) after he pleaded guilty to another 15 charges.

Judge Mary Devins is to consider a case in which she heard two conflicting versions of events surrounding an incident on fireworks night during the Ballina Salmon Festival.

A man involved in an ongoing family feud, who smashed a car windscreen with a socket bar, avoided prison this week by undertaking to leave Mayo and not return for 12 months.