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‘No painting, no job' was the predicament a young house painter found himself in when told by his employer to drive a van, as described at Tuam District Court by his solicitor.

“I hope you’re turning a corner, look after yourself,” a judge told a 50-year old man who appeared before her at Galway District Court on public order charges.

A motorist was told he was lucky to be getting a three-year driving ban instead of what might have been six years for his second drunk driving offence.

A man who was put off the road for driving without insurance was caught driving once again by Gardaí only five months later, Judge James Faughnan observed when the second case came before him at Tuam District Court.

A man who has more than 60 convictions, mainly for being drunk and being a danger to himself around the city, was given bail at the District Court on Monday on condition he remain in an intoxicant-free state.

A judge asked why a tradesman was not working when his case came before Tuam District Court. Judge James Faughnan was told the father of six before him was a plasterer by trade, but was not currently working.

Sharing drugs with friends is as unlawful as dealing, a Judge told a man charged before Galway District Court with having cannabis herb for sale or supply.

A defence solicitor admitted to a Judge that his client had “a horrendous history” when he was pleading to keep him out of prison at Tuam District Court.

A driver was put off the road for three years for being close to four times over the alcohol limit to drive when his case came before Judge Adrian Harris at Galway District Court.

A chef was so stressed by the unsocial hours of his work that he grew cannabis to self-medicate, his solicitor pleaded before Galway District Court.