GALWAY JUDGE GIVES STRONG WARNING TO KNIFE CARRIERS

Date Published: 23-Jun-2009

A District Court judge has issued a warning to young people that they will face stiffer penalites if found carrying knives in Galway city from now on.Judge Mary Fahy said that in light of the recent tragic stabbing of a young local man in Galway city two weeks ago and the stabbing of a teenager in Killarney last week, she would be imposing stiffer penalties and possible custodial sentences on young people carrying knives from now on. 26 year old John Conroy, of 21 Lough Mask Road, Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, pleaded guilty to carrying a small penkife at the Spanish Arch, on June 1st.Hearing Conroy had also been abusive to passersby while intoxicated at the Spanish Arch on June 2nd, Judge Fahy sentenced him to a further month in prison for that offence.