Grandmother posted soiled underwear to couple

Goretti O’Dowd, aged 62, of 3 Parkmore Estate, Tuam, pleaded guilty before Galway Circuit Criminal Court to three charges of harassment involving two people at various locations in the town, on various dates between May 2012 and October 2014.
Sentence was adjourned on a number of occasions in the interim as Conal McCarthy, defending, explained he needed time to obtain a comprehensive psychiatric report on his client, whom he said, had a long history of mental health issues and was under the care of the psychiatric services.