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A man who investigated the theft, and then detected his stolen boat in an enclosed garage in a different county was rewarded with a compensation order worth €1,000 more than the damage done.

A man who wrestled a squad car driver from the vehicle after the gardaí had arrested his drunken girlfriend for her own safety, was told to provide €1,000 in compensation within two weeks or face conviction.

A man who “took the law into his own hands” when he believed his sister had been assaulted avoided a jail sentence in court this week (January 15) - despite 39 previous convictions.

A gaelic footballer who broke an opponent’s jaw during a half-time break had his case struck out this week (January 15) when the judge heard his offer of compensation had been accepted by the injured party.

Two mothers who came to blows outside a bingo hall over the alleged sale of drugs between their sons had their case adjourned for a year to see if they could “bury the hatchet” and maintain the peace.

Judge Seamus Hughes was again exercised on his pet hate when a repeat shoplifter told him she only spent one day from her last sentence behind bars.

A young Mullingar man has been warned that if his new year’s resolutions don’t involve an improvement in his behaviour, the court will decide how he spends 2014.

A man accused of a raft of thefts across Athlone - including that of a family pet - had sentencing adjourned until April to allow the probation services prepare a final report on his continuing rehabilitation.

A man who terrorised a woman into revealing the whereabouts of his ex-girlfriend’s home, and who then broke into it to assault her, was released on continuing bail until February 19 under a number of conditions.

A Westmeath man has received legal advice from the bench, with Judge Seamus Hughes telling him he could have a case against gardaí for wrongfully arresting him.