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A woman who showed no remorse for an unprovoked attack on a garda has been given the maximum three month prison sentence for assault.

A judge made an impassioned plea for the retention of rural Garda stations, after it was revealed a country garda foiled a burglary in a 93-year-old woman’s home by noticing a badly parked car.

The vexed question of bar extensions for debs dances came to the fore this week (April 3) when a judge used a point of law to postpone the granting of such an extension to allow the hotel explain the situation.

The vexed question of bar extensions for debs dances came to the fore this week (April 3) when a judge used a point of law to postpone the granting of such an extension to allow the hotel explain the situation.

A youth described in court as “a little Fagin”, who acted as lookout for a Dublin gang that stole four cars in a night in Athlone by fishing through letterboxes for keys, was jailed this week (March 27) for an additional year.

The problem of beggars hassling elderly massgoers outside Athlone churches came to the fore this week (March 27) when the District Court attempted to deal with two of the key protagonists as best it could, despite judicial reservations.

An Athlone businessman left court €1,535 poorer this week (March 13) after being convicted of employing illegal labour and of obstructing the subsequent investigation by the Department of Enterprise.

A teenage boy, regarded as one of Athlone’s most prolific burglars, made a failed attempt to abscond from custody on Wednesday (February 27) as he was being led from the courthouse to the prison van to return to detention.