'Chronic alcoholic' advised to ask GP for anti-booze medication
Tue, Sep 08, 2026
A man who was described as a “nuisance but not a menace” because of his drunkenness on the city’s streets was back before Galway District Court again this week after serving a four-month sentence.
Judge Fiona Lydon once again admonished Philip Kalwile, of no fixed abode, for his behaviour and told him that he was to do his drinking in private in future. She asked him if he wanted to go back to prison, and the defendant was adamant he did not and assured her he understood and would behave in the future.
The judge suggested he might consult his GP with a view to being prescribed an anti-alcohol drug. Kalwile assured her he had a medical card and would do just that.
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