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A WOMAN who wheeled a trolley with groceries valued at €583 out of Dunnes Stores, Briarhill, had to do so because her husband had gambling and drink addictions and there was no money in the house to feed her children.

A Malawian man with multiple convictions arising from his public drunkenness, who was once described by his solicitor, John Martin, as a “nuisance but not a menace” will no longer be either a nuisance or a familiar sight to the Gardaí and the citizens of Galway, as he is being deported home.

A JUDGE dealing with the case of a man accused of murdering his mother refused to make his next appearance before Galway District Court peremptory against the State, but she noted the concerns of his defence team that he was now five months in custody and still had not been served with a Book of Evidence.

A YOUNG electrician will now be able to travel to Austria without a criminal conviction on his record when he escaped a drug possession conviction.

A man who was charged with the murder of his mother when he appeared before Galway District Court last week was further remanded in custody when he appeared before Judge Fiona Lydon via video-link from prison on Monday.

A man charged with assaulting his mother at her Ballybrit home had the charge against him raised to murder when he appeared in court in Galway on Wednesday morning.

Now in its second year, Féile John Ford will acknowledge Forde’s enduring connection with the west of Ireland, and include screenings of The Quiet Man, The Informer, The Plough and the Stars and My Darling Clementine, plus a theatre production of The Quiet Men written and performed by Morgan C. Jones.

“IN England, justice is open to all—like the Ritz Hotel.” This pithy quote, attributed to Victorian-era judge Sir James Mathew, was made to highlight the fact that the law and the Ritz were open to all in theory but, in practice, only the rich could afford them. The quote, often misattributed to Mathew’s compatriot George Bernard Shaw, seems appropriate as the current controversy surrounding our criminal legal aid system – which saw criminal practitioners strike in Tuam Court last Tuesday – rolls on.

A homeless man put his hostel accommodation in jeopardy when cannabis to the value of €250 was found in his room.

At times, Galway United were taught a lesson last Friday night against Bohs. Tomorrow night, they face a similarly difficult assignment.