Four young, vulnerable Romanian women who were arrested in Galway over the weekend, were trafficked into Ireland by a criminal gang to work in brothels, gardaí believe.

A father of four with a fetish for breaking into women’s homes to steal their underwear has handed over €700 in compensation for damaging one victim’s designer headpiece, which he broke in a jealous rage because he did not own one like it himself.

A 61-year-old man with a fetish who broke into women’s homes to steal their underwear, broke one victim’s hat in a jealous rage because he didn’t own one like it himself, a court has heard.

A 19-year-old man used violence to control his 16-year-old wife’s every move and once gave her the option of having a belt put around her neck or have her arm burned with a poker.

A visit to Galway for a stag party could have proved fatal for a man who climbed in a hospital window and helped himself to two bottles of Adrenaline.

A thief who stole a handbag from a woman attending a conference did not realise the smart phone inside the bag was very smart indeed, and would lead gardaí to his car parked nearby.

Restaurateurs have asked why the industry should lose out out on a €15m Easter bonanza when “even the Vatican City doesn’t obey this ridiculous” ban on alcohol sales.

A sex offender who held talent show auditions to gain access to children has been jailed for 10 months.

A 28-year-old man appeared in court charged with the sale and distribution of child porn, with some of the alleged content involving children as young as three months old.

A man last night apologised to his family after admitting murdering his brother.

A man is due to appear in court this evening, charged in relation to the investigation into the disappearance of Adrian Folan.

A takeaway order with a difference landed Supermac’s in court yesterday. However, the fast food restaurant group emerged with a tasty victory after the hearing.

Gardaí have arrested six people in Galway as part of an operation targeting the sale and supply of heroin, cannabis and other drugs in the city.

A prison van overturned on the Dublin-Galway motorway after a suspected blowout.

People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett was spared a conviction, fine and penalty points today despite admitting a speeding offence and giving a garda an out-of-date address.

A man and woman are due in court this morning charged in connection with a €1.5m drugs seizure in Co Meath.

A judge has warned a 15-year-old who persistently skips school that his parents will take turns in prison if he does not attend school for the next month.

A man in his 20s was killed in a car accident in the north-west on Christmas Day as he drove home having visited his girlfriend.

A 31-year-old man has been remanded in custody following a weekend crash in Co Galway in which a pedestrian was seriously injured.

A private nursing home shut down over “grave” safety concerns is still putting elderly people at risk — despite now being run under court order by the HSE.

A closure order was served on a private nursing home after a surprise visit by inspectors found that some residents did not have a shower or bath for a month.

An 18-year-old Dublin man has been remanded in custody charged with assault in relation to an incident that has left a Galway man fighting for his life.

A man in his late teens is due before a special sitting of Galway District Court this morning, in connection with an incident in Tuam, County Galway, early yesterday.

Four men are due to appear in court in Galway this morning, charged in connection with a major drug seizure at the weekend.

A 32-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with a major drugs seizure in Co Galway over the weekend.

A 34-year-old Romanian woman has been sentenced to three months in prison for operating a brothel in Galway city.

A man conned two people into parting with their money by selling them non-existent All-Ireland tickets and an Apple iPhone online.

A 70-year-old Connemara man who exposed himself to children attending an Irish college last summer and offered them money for sex has been given a suspended 11-month sentence with strict conditions attached.

Two Romanian nationals have appeared before Galway District Court today, charged in connection with the death of John Kenny.

Two men are due to appear in court this morning in connection with the death of a man in Galway last year.

A man will appear in court later following an arson attack at Castlebar Garda station in Mayo early yesterday morning.

TWO Derry footballers were in court for being involved in a pub brawl in Galway city after their team’s defeat in the recent semi-finals of the Celebrity Bainisteoir television series.

A NAKED man sat on a woman’s face to humiliate her because she goaded him over his lack of “balls” when he refused to have sex with her.

A ROMANIAN woman has been remanded in continuing custody charged with handling statues and ornaments stolen from graves at a Co Galway cemetery last August.

A ROMANIAN man has been remanded in custody charged with withholding information in connection with the ongoing murder investigation into the death of schoolteacher and publican, John Kenny.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with withholding information, in connection with the killing of a Galway publican last weekend.

A man is due to appear at Galway District Court later, charged in connection with the killing of John Kenny last weekend.

A man is due before court in Galway tomorrow, in connection with the murder of John Kenny last weekend.

A 25-year-old Roscommon man has appeared in court charged with assault causing harm following the death of his mother.

A man has been charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of 47-year-old Ann Henry in Roscommon Town on Saturday.

A woman accused of the murder of a man who died following a stabbing in Galway has been granted bail.

A 30-YEAR-OLD woman has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a man in Galway over the bank holiday weekend.

A woman in her 30s is due to appear in court later this morning, charged in connection with the death of a man in Galway on Sunday night.

Two men have been charged after the discovery of €250,000 worth of herbal cannabis in Galway.