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A man who broke into Athlone courthouse last week, who was arrested in possession of a knife on another occasion, and who also attempted to forge a pharmacy prescription, was jailed for a total of 11 months at the District Court last week (March 3).

A brain-injured man, in prison for threatening the life of his former partner in a birthday card to their nine-year-old daughter, was given a lifeline at the most recent sitting of the Circuit Court in Athlone (February 23) when he was given leave to attend for hospital treatment.

A Kilkenny native security guard and former US naval engineer who threatened to shoot President George W Bush through the head and blow up the American Embassy in Dublin was given a suspended two-year sentence at Galway Circuit Criminal Court last Friday afternoon.

The decision by a consultant psychiatrist at St Loman’s hospital to discharge a patient and recommend that she be sent to Mountjoy Prison has been criticised in Mullingar District Court by Judge John Neilan.

The woman accused of threatening behaviour and assault at St Loman’s hospital has refused to go back there.

A Connemara man who allegedly made 1,400 menacing and abusive phone calls to a number of health care workers and rape crisis centres has been remanded in custody for the purpose of being assessed by the Central Mental Hospital as soon as possible.

Judge Neilan expressed his disappointment that he was unable to deal with a case involving a woman with an address at St Loman’s Hospital because Gardaí were not prepared for a hearing.

A mentally unwell woman who faces public order and assault charges has been remanded in custody for two weeks when it became apparent in court that she was unfit to meet the charges brought against her.

A mentally ill woman has been released unsupported into society because the DPP has withdrawn the charges against her.

Seamus Marrinan, Blackfort, Castlebar who was remanded at a special sitting of Castlebar District Court for the murder of his mother in the family home last week was further remanded in the custody of the Central Mental Hospital at Castlebar District Court this week.