Animosity between two sisters boiled over into a violent mass brawl on the streets of Ballina.

A man caught with child sexual abuse images claimed he was the victim of blackmail before eventually admitting his guilt.

A man headbutted a former school friend and threatened to kill him with a hammer.

A man who threatened to put his ex-partner’s young children “in a white box" has received a suspended jail sentence.

A Palestinian man who fled the war in Gaza has received a suspended prison sentence after his careless driving caused the death of a Mayo grandmother.

A judge has told a woman caught with more than €40,000 of cannabis that she seems to believe she is “immune” from going to jail.

A man whose reckless driving while under the influence of drugs left a retired Mayo GP with catastrophic and life-altering injuries has been jailed.

A heartbroken family said they will never forgive a man whose careless driving caused the death of a beloved husband, father, and grandfather.

A woman who was found in possession of drugs valued at over €10,000 owed money to dealers higher up the chain, a court has heard.

A sexual predator, described by a judge as “every parent’s worst nightmare”, has been jailed for five years for an assault on a 10-year-old boy.

Two brothers wielded golf clubs during a violent fracas between feuding families. The row broke out in broad daylight outside Supermac’s in Ballinrobe.

A man who “could have played rugby for Ireland” has been jailed for 18 months after he stole a fishing boat and burgled a garage.

A man had his jaw broken in an unprovoked attack outside a Ballina takeaway. Conor Maloney, aged 21, of Oaklawns, Killala Road, Ballina, admitted the assault when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A golf course owner who struck a Garda with his jeep has received a suspended prison sentence.

A man was the “author of his own misfortune” when he videoed and shared online an attack on a male who had insulted his mother at her birthday partyJay Wilson, aged 25, of Barr na Farraige, Achill Sound, pleaded guilty to a charge of affray when he ...

A Westport mother-of-two who was caught with more than €40,000 worth of cannabis has been told to sell her BMW to pay for drug testing.

A man with a “paedophilic fetish" has been jailed for six years for the abuse of his granddaughters.

A former HSE manager has pleaded guilty to the possession and distribution of “depraved” child sexual abuse images and photographs.

A man who left another male with lacerations to his neck and head has been found guilty of assault causing harm. Eddie Cleary, aged 25, of Headford Road, Galway City, contested the case before a jury at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

Gardaí found cannabis plants with a street value of more than €400,000 when they raided an old schoolhouse near Claremorris.

A mother described how tears rolled down her face when she discovered her two young daughters were being abused by their grandfather.

A Mayo man who preyed on a 10-year-old boy is “every parent’s worst nightmare”, a court was told.

A man with more than 200 previous convictions broke a Garda’s ribs and left him with chronic daily pain following a “savage” assault.

Two North Mayo brothers who became involved in a land dispute with their neighbours have been bound to the peace for three years.

A man told Gardaí he accidentally discovered over €8,000 worth of cannabis when he stopped at the side of the road to go to the toilet.

A man stripped naked and smeared faeces, blood, and urine all over a Garda station cell.

A Ballina man has been found guilty of possessing cocaine and cannabis with intent to supply. Raymond Langdon Snr of Ferran Terrace, Ballina contested the case at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who sexually assaulted a teenage babysitter has been jailed for two years.

A young man who defiled a girl when she was 14 and he was 17 has received a suspended prison sentence. The victim waived her right to anonymity so the accused could be named.

A man caught with heroin on the train from Dublin to Ballina has received a suspended jail sentence after the court heard that he was a recovering addict.

A man sent explicit images and messages to three online decoys he believed were young teenage girls.

A farmer has been convicted of animal cruelty after five dogs were found in a malnourished and filthy state on his farm.

A man who viciously assaulted his former partner has been jailed. Patrick Orme, aged 27, of Derrynamuck, Corroy, Ballina, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to three counts of assault causing harm.

A man threatened to put his ex-partner’s young children “in a white box". Patrick Moran, aged 36, of Oak Mill, Balla, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of making threats to kill or cause serious harm.

Two men who were “gardeners” in a major cannabis growing operation have been jailed. Vietnamese nationals Hoang Nguyen, aged 34, and Anh Pham, aged 24, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to cultivating cannabis.

A Ballina man viciously attacked another man in a local pub “in a moment of jealous rage”.  Dale Hopkins, aged 28, of St Patrick’s Estate, Ballina, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of assault causing harm.

A man struck his wife in front of Gardaí following a row over his drinking. Patrick Ward, aged 46, of Moy Heights, Ballina, pleaded guilty to the assault when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

A man sold cocaine to fund his drug habit. Mark Keane, aged 26, of Murneen, Claremorris, pleaded guilty at Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court to possessing the drug for supply.

A golf course owner struck a Garda with his jeep after the officer threatened to seize the vehicle.

A mother-of-two faces the prospect of prison after she was caught with more than €4,000 worth of cocaine and cannabis.

A man found with more than 45,000 unstamped cigarettes has received a suspended prison sentence and must forfeit over €80,000 in cash.

A man with a "deep-seated alcohol addiction" has been jailed for possession of child pornography. Sean O’Kane, aged 35, of Tooraree, Ballyhaunis, admitted the offences when he appeared before Castlebar Circuit Criminal Court.

The 16-day trial of three people accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting two men concluded last Thursday.