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No one is entitled to be out armed with a potentially dangerous implement, said a district court judge who rubbished an excuse offered by a defendant that he had been carrying a hammer at 4am because he had been doing household work.

A further compensation of €1,000 will have to be paid by a young man who headbutted another man, breaking his nose during a fight in the early hours of the morning.

A 21-year-old Ballybane man who assaulted a garda by punching her in the stomach and broke another garda’s finger as they attempted to arrest him will have to serve an extra five months in jail.

A 39-year-old man who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter has been remanded on continuing bail to March 1 for sentencing.

A Kildare man who carried out credit card fraud “almost nationwide” will now have to serve an extra six months in jail on top of an already lengthy sentence for a similar scam at a Galway city hotel.

An ex-chef, who displayed a remarkable fondness for takeaways despite losing his sense of taste and smell, was fined at Galway District Court this week for being a danger to traffic and throwing a pizza all over a taxi driver.

A 39-year-old man who pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter has been remanded on continuing bail to March 1 for sentencing.

A Galway teenager who had been found driving a car which had been stolen in a burglary was given 10 months’ detention and a four year disqualification after using up all of his chances.

A Ballybane teenager who threatened to rape a garda’s daughter and made a “gun” sign at a garda during a court sitting was given eight months detention this week.

Breaking his neighbour’s windows and door during a dispute earned a Mervue man a €500 fine at Galway District Court this week.