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A 21-year-old man who crashed his car into a wall after failing to stop for gardaí was before Tuesday’s siting of Ballina District Court.

A 23-year-old Newcastle man, who became abusive to a garda and spat on the patrol car, has been ordered to carry out 120 hours of community service or face three months in jail.

A Galway woman who after receiving a sentence at Galway District Court last year lashed out at gardai assaulting and threatening to kill a number of officers, even resorting to biting one garda breaking his skin, was sentenced to serve a total of eight months in jail as well as receiving a six months suspended sentence with strict conditions that she address her alcohol problems.

A man who while on his way home from a Christmas party was stopped by gardaí and failed a road side breath test was before Ballina District Court this week for drink driving and dangerous driving.

An Austrian man was convicted for drink driving at Ballina District Court this week.

A man in his twenties who grabbed a garda by his neck and then threw punches at him was given the benefit of the Probation Act at this week’s Ballina District Court as Judge Mary Devins said that the defendant has made “very, very, genuine attempts to mend his ways”.

A 28-year-old man, who after drinking at least 15 pints and 15 double vodkas on a night out at a Mike Denver concert, was convicted and fined at Castlebar District Court for being drunk in a public place and for obstructing a patrol car.

A teenager who spat blood and saliva at a garda will have to gather €2,000 for court, much of which Judge Seamus Hughes said will be given to the victim.

A one month sentence, suspended for two years has been handed down to a Mullingar man whose appearance didn’t impress Judge Seamus Hughes.

A businessman and former election candidate, described in court as a “conspiracy theorist”, had a seven week jail sentence suspended after he agreed to pay €500 to the Garda social club.