Man blames trauma caused by 'British Army and RUC' for lengthy list of convictions

Gardaí gave evidence that Paul Druse was highly intoxicated and causing a disturbance to buskers on Shop Street on December 4.

A man has told a court that the trauma of witnessing raids 'by the British Army and the RUC' as a child is partly to blame for his over 60 convictions.

Paul Druse (44) of Ard na Gaoithe, Knockatallon, Co. Monaghan was before the Galway District Court charged with public order offences and having a weapon in his possession.