Connacht Tribune / City Tribune - News and information in Galway

A dispute between neighbours has led to one of the two Conamara men appearing in court to face charges of theft and criminal damage.
Páraic Mulkerrins of Callowfenish, Carna, was accused of six offences including theft and criminal damage of property belonging to his neighbour Marcus Mulkerrins....

The Labour Party has framed the upcoming Galway West bye-election as a referendum on the Government – as it urged voters to give the Coalition a bloody nose by electing its ‘fighter’ candidate Helen Ogbu.
Labour leader Ivana Bacik said her party was “in it to win it”, as she claimed the Government “does not deserve support in this bye-election”....

By Ronan Judge
A 28-year-old Galway man who was ‘holding’ drugs for a third party when he was intercepted by Gardaí, will be sentenced later this year.
At Galway Circuit Court, Cian Burke confirmed guilty pleas to eight offences contrary to the Misuse of Drugs Act....

A bench warrant was issued for the arrest of a man who failed to attend court to answer allegations of unauthorised quarrying on protected limestone pavement
in a Special Area of Conservation in Connemara, which was described as a “mini-Burren”.
Judge Fiona Lydon agreed to a bench warrant request from State Solicitor in Galway West, Rachel Joyce after Niall Curran of Drimneen, Moycullen failed to appear at the January sitting of Derrynea District Court....