*No commitment has been issued to bulk up Garda resources to quell the feud. 

A HOUSE IN ENNIS was put alight in what is understood to be the latest event linked to an ongoing feud in the county town.

Earlier this week, a public order offence in Rathkeale, Co Limerick garnered national attention after six SUV vehicles were rammed and weapons including a machete were brandished in violent scenes. The clashes stemmed from an ongoing feud involving a number of families.

It prompted the Minister for Justice, Simon Harris (FG) to visit the area and promise to provide any additional resources to deal with the issue. He described the scenes as “abhorrent, utterly unacceptable” and said they “would not be tolerated”.

However no such commitment has been issued for Ennis and the Clare Garda Division which has been the subject of an ongoing violent feud.

In the latest turn, a house in Ennis was burnt out. On Monday morning, two units of the Clare County Fire and Rescue Service were dispatched to a property at Aughanteeroe on the Gort Rd. They managed to bring a downstairs room which had been on fire, under control. There was no individuals in the property at the time of the blaze.

At a sitting of Ennis District Court last week, Judge Mary Larkin was informed that there are currently ten Traveller families feuding with each other in Ennis.

The Clare Echo understands that only one arrest has been made in Garda investigations to the ongoing feud which has included the discharge of a firearm, the destroying of three caravans, the firebombing of a grave plus a hit and run.

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