Fragments of glass found on the clothing of a man suspected of involvement in the armed robbery of a jewellers last year did not match glass samples taken from the store, a forensic scientist told a trial yesterday.

A man who denies involvement in the armed robbery of over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches from a Galway city jewellers was wrestled to the ground a short distance from the scene by two gardaí who were assisted by three passersby, a trial heard today.

Two holdall bags, containing over €1.1m worth of diamond rings and Rolex watches, were discovered under a bush on the banks of a lake in Galway city shortly after an armed robbery had taken place in a city centre jewellers, a trial in Galway heard today.

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Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents that happened in Galway at the weekend, including a stabbing, a robbery, and a serious assault that left a man in critical condition in hospital.

Major changes in the way that drunk people are dealt with by gardaí have been urged by a coroner.

Four men have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a jewellery shop in Galway this morning.

Galway's Mill Street Garda Station remains closed this morning due to flooding last night.

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

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of 41-year-old Adrian Folan, missing from Athlone since Thursday, have arrested a man.

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.

Gardaí in Galway have arrested a man in his 30s following the seizure of €100,000 worth of drugs.

Two men have been arrested in Galway after a major drugs seizure in the county.

Gardaí in Galway investigating the murder of a man in the city last week, are continuing to question four people this morning.

Gardaí in Galway have seized a large quantity of cannabis plants with an estimated street value €280,000.

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

Gardaí in Salthill garda station are today investigating all the circumstances following the discovery of the body of a male in his 50s.

FOUR people died in road accidents over the weekend — two of them motorcyclists.

Two men arrested last week during garda investigations into dissident terrorist activity in Co Galway were charged at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today with explosives and firearms offences.

Gardaí are today questioning three people after finding guns and explosives in Co Galway.

A man and a woman were still in custody tonight after a joint Garda and Customs sting on drugs gangs which resulted in 7kg of cocaine being seized.

A man and a woman were arrested today after a joint Garda and Customs sting on drugs gangs.

A Czech national was sentenced to life in prison today after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a 19-year-old fellow countrywoman in Galway two years ago.

There is a bomb scare at Galway garda station this lunchtime.

Gardaí are investigating an incident in Galway in which a baby boy fell from a second storey apartment window.

A man is being questioned by gardaí in Galway following the discovery of a cannabis factory in the city.

Two men remain in Garda custody this morning following a botched armed robbery at a post office in Galway.

A 39-year-old man was killed after the car he was driving crashed into a wall on the Moycullen Road in Galway shortly after 4am.

Army bomb disposal experts made safe a viable improvised explosive device (IED) this evening at Millstreet garda station, Galway.

An investigation is underway in Co Galway following an arson attack on Carna garda station last night.

THERE were four people killed on Irish roads in the republic over the bank holiday weekend, compared with three over the same period last year and five in 2006.

Five people who were in Garda custody following a seizure of heroin in Galway on Thursday have been released without charge and a file is to be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

A 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an aggravated sexual assault in Galway during the week.

A student garda is being hailed as a hero this morning after jumping into the River Corrib in Galway city to rescue a young woman who got into difficulty.