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A man from Drogheda who previously worked for IRMS in Mayo, was before Ballina District Court on Tuesday where he was sentenced to prison for three months arising out of two public order charges.

A man who was detected sitting in a car with two flat tyres and a branch lodged between the bonnet and driver’s door, subsequently failed a roadside breath test and was before Castlebar District Court this week.

A 20-year-old man who failed a roadside breath test, took off at speed, rammed a Garda patrol car and was then chased by three patrol cars, was before Castlebar District Court on Wednesday where Judge Mary Devins sentenced him to jail for three months.

Two Mullingar men have been sentenced to 11 and six years after being caught in possession of €600,000 worth of cannabis outside a Garda station.

A 27-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with the murder of Claregalway man Kieran Cunningham eight weeks ago.

Judge Neilan told a 21-year-old Mullingar woman that she had committed the “foulest and one of the most offensive assaults” when she spat in the face of a garda.

A 23-year-old unemployed Swinford man who jumped out of a car that was being pursued by gardaí and almost caused an accident when he fell into the path of the Garda car, was fined a total of €375 in Ballyhaunis District Court this week.

A woman who suffers from “heavy voluntary alcoholism” has been sentenced to a total of four months in jail for causing disturbances throughout the city including kicking out and attempting to punch gardai during an arrest.

Students caught on video harassing elderly residents in Bohermore have been questioned by gardai.

A 73-year-old man was given a two year driving ban for drink driving and fined €600 at Ballyhaunis District Court this week. Michael Casey, Glann, Kilkelly, had contested the charge in court but Judge Mary Devins found that the arresting garda had acted as he should have when stopping Casey.