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November 12 2009
Man who stole flowers on St Valentine's Day jailed for Post office fraud
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A Galway man who tried to make a 200 profit at a post office by handing in a doctored social welfare slip, and who stole a bunch of flowers on Valentine's Day, was sentenced to a total of five months this week. Damien McElroy (30) with an address at 30 John Coogan Park, Newcastle, was brought in custody before Galway District Court last Monday where he pleaded guilty to a number of offences
including theft, deception, public order, and failing to appear in court. Inspector Michael Coppinger told the court that on May 20, 2008, the defendant entered An Post in Eglinton Street where he handed in a slip from the Department of Social and Family Affairs. The slip would normally allow a person to withdraw 187.80 but the defendant had altered the slip to read 387.80, giving him a gain of 200. When questioned by gardai McElroy admitted the offence and said that he had been under financial
pressure at the time. On February 14, 2009, at 12.35pm the defendant entered Dunnes Stores in Terryland, Headford Road, and took floweres without paying but was apprehended by security. McElroy was again in trouble on August 6, 2009, when gardai were called to Supermac's in Eyre Square at 2.40am to deal with an incident. The defendant, who was quite intoxicated, got involved and became abusive to garda. Defence solicitor Valerie Corcoran said that her client suffered from
long-term depression and is now taking his medication. Judge Mary Fahy was then told that the defendant has 19 previous convictions. The court heard that in November 2008 the defendant had received a seven month sentence suspended for 12 months for the assault of his partner. "He is not getting another suspended sentence," said Judge Fahy, who convicted and sentenced the defendant to a total of five months in jail and fined him 200 payable forthwith.
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Mill St pipe bomb duo to be sentenced
BY MARTINA NEE Two men who had been found in possession of a pipe bomb, a discovery which led to the evacuation of Galway Garda station earlier this year, pleaded guilty yesterday and will now face sentencing. At the Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday 27-year-old Glen Walsh with an address at 8 Lealand Avenue, Bonogue, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, pleaded guilty to possession of explosives, contrary to Section 4 of the Explosive Substance Act, namely that on February 27, 2009, at Athlone, he was found to be in possession of a pipe bomb. He also pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in suspicious circumstances, namely that on the same date at Athlone Road, Moate, he was in possession of a Remington Speedmaster rifle and a silencer. Mark Phelan (23) with an address at 101 Castlepark, Ballybane, was brought before the court in custody for arraignment. He pleaded guilty to possession of explosives, namely that on February 27, 2009, at Mill Street, Galway, he was found to be in possession of a pipe bomb. Phelan also pleaded guilty to possession of firearms in suspicious circumstances, namely that on the same date at Athlone he was found to be in possession of a Remington Speedmaster rifle and silencer. Judge Raymond Groarke adjourned Walsh's sentencing to December 11 while Phelan will face sentencing tomorrow, November 13.
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