Search Results for 'Galway District Court'
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Man with 20 traffic convictions and driving ban now works in car business
A 21-year-old with 18 road traffic convictions who is currently off the road now works with his father in the car business, his solicitor told Galway District Court, where he picked up two more traffic convictions, bringing his total to 20.
First offence strike outs to be noted on Garda Pulse system, warns Judge
A plea was made at Galway District Court not to impose a criminal conviction on a young engineer as this would seriously impact on his travel options for work in the future.
Tip and run on cinema visit cost mother €500
A trip to the cinema cost a mother of two an additional €300 when she was convicted on a charge of failing to remain at the scene of an accident at Galway District Court. She paid €200 compensation to the owner of the car she tipped and was fined €300 for the offence.
Thief got a chance so can’t give her another, says Judge
“She got a chance and I can’t give her another,” was the response of a Judge to a plea for leniency when dealing with a young woman who pleaded guilty to a theft charge.
Drunk teen spat in Garda’s face while being arrested
An 18-year-old girl spat into the face of an arresting Garda when she was being arrested for being drunk and a nuisance at Eyre Square.
Second chance for young father on drugs charge
A young man was given a chance to keep a serious drug conviction off his record when he came before Judge Valerie Corcoran at Galway District Court.
Punch in Oranmore pub to cost defendant €4,000
An Oranmore man who turned up in court with €3,000 in cash to compensate a man who suffered what a judge described as “a terrible gash” to his lip which required hospital treatment and stitches, was told to come back with another €1,000 and a good report from a Restorative Justice programme he was ordered to attend.
Woman told she is ‘moving into a different league’ of crime
A young mother of two was “moving into a different league” of crime, a judge warned, when she came before her at Galway District Court on a theft charge.
Leaving Cert student tried to sell coke to undercover cop
A Leaving Cert student who tried to sell cocaine to an undercover Garda had turned his life around in the three intervening years before his case came to court, so deserved a chance and had his case struck out when it came before Galway District Court.
Spending a penny in Garda van cost €200
A man who urinated in the back of a Garda van while drunk was charged with the clean-up cost of €180 when his case came before Galway District Court.
