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A council worker was forced to barricade himself into his own sitting room to fend off an attack by a drunken and agressive work colleague who took offence to alleged remarks, the Galway District Court heard this week.

A Galway woman, who was caught behind the wheel of a car while holding a pint glass of Red Bull and vodka, and was abusive to gardai, punching one in the face and hurling insults at others, failed to contest the charges brought against her.

Sentencing in the case of a 24-year-old Ballybane man who pleaded guilty to drug dealing has been adjourned until after the New Year.

A 37-year-old habitual trouble maker has been warned to stay out of trouble, abide by the conditions laid down by the court, or spend Christmas behind bars.

A man set fire to a shed in the Ballybane Community Garden, causing more than €2,500 worth of damage, in retaliation for difficulties he was having with his estranged wife who had an involvement in the project, the Galway District Court heard this week.

The case of a man who threw his then girlfriend on to a bed, fracturing her spine, before humiliating her by sitting with his genitals in her face was described as “sickening” by a District Court judge this week.

A Newcastle man who, during an ‘alcohol rampage’, abusively demanded dole money from staff at a social welfare office and, after getting no joy, relieved himself by urinating on the exterior of the building in the presence of gardai was jailed for two months this week.

A 31-year-old man, who with accomplices used distraction tactics to rob cash from a garage office, was sentenced to serve an extra five months in jail.

A Ballybane teenager who stole games console equipment from one shop before cheekily attempting to sell it on to another games shop where he also helped himself to a further €180 worth of gaming equipment has been granted bail with strict conditions.

A Ballybane man, with 78 previous convictions, was jailed for eight months this week and given a 10 year disqualification after being caught driving off with a Dawn Dairies milk van and for drink driving offences.