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Thu 12 Dec 2008Judge tells Fahy he should act with honour and resign
A CIRCUIT Court judge has called on Galway county councillor Michael Fahy to "act with honour" and resign his seat on Galway County Council following his conviction by a jury at Galway Circuit Criminal Court yesterday for an offence under the Larceny Act of obtaining €7,055 from the local authority by false pretences.
"Fraud by a public representative attacks the very essence of our democracy and erodes public trust in our elected representatives," Judge Michael White told Fahy yesterday afternoon.
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