Bread van tale hasn’t gone stale yet
Tue, Jun 02, 2026
The saga of the early morning theft of a Brennan’s Bread van in Ballinasloe got a fresh outing at Ballinasloe District Court, hot on the heels of the van lady’s appearance in person at Tuam District Court two days before. Some stories never go stale.
Catherine O’Brien (no fixed abode) appeared before Judge James Faughnan at Ballinasloe District Court via video link from Dóchas women’s prison.
She has been in custody since Gardaí brought to a halt the bread van she had taken off in at 7.25am from outside Eurospar in Ballinasloe. She had left the store minutes earlier with a bottle of wine.
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