Man (35) pleads guilty to race-hate offence in Gort
*Crowe Street, Gort A 35 year old man has pleaded guilty to a ‘race-hate’ offence when repeatedly shouting at a woman in broad daylight in Gort last May.
Four year driving ban for Kinvara man who dipped urine sample into toilet bowl
Garda Northwest Regional HQ in Renmore. A “very foolish” Kinvara man arrested on suspicion of drink driving dipped his urine sample container into the water in a toilet at a Garda station when trying to frustrate the drink-driving prosecution, a court has heard.
Cocaine addiction blamed for Ennis man sending lewd images to his counsellor
*The accused is on continuing bail. AN ENNIS man who sent lewd images of himself to an addiction counsellor and exposed himself in public “has a has a very, very serious cocaine addiction which has led him to act out in the most unusual ways”, a court has heard.
Corofin man charged with assault of Ennis priest during mass in Cathedral
*Fr Joy Micle. A 31 year old Corofin man has appeared in court charged with the assault of a priest during mass in Ennis.
Trump Doonbeg unable to restore conditions for tiny snail
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. OPERATORS of the five-star Trump Doonbeg resort in Doonbeg have stated it is beyond their control to restore the favourable conservation status of the tiny EU protected snail, Vertigo Angustior on site.
Co-accused of Flanagan pleads guilty to seven offences in unauthorised breach from Garda database
*Shane Flanagan. ONLY one of the 14 victims of an ex Ennis Garda’s unauthorised PULSE data disclosures has provided a victim impact statement in the case.
Ennis woman wins court case over ‘ruined’ Karen Millen dress
*The small claims case was before Ennis District Court. AN Ennis woman has won a court battle concerning a designer Karen Millen dress that she says was ‘ruined’ only days before she was due to wear the gown at a wedding last June.
Three years ‘a very short sentence’ for grave Kilrush knife attack says judge
*Frances Street. A JUDGE has commented that a three year sentence would be a “very short sentence” for the “grave” offence where a teenager carried out a murderous knife attack on a 25 year old man in Kilrush last June.
Wynne’s WRC debt won’t be paid off until 2028
*Violet Anne Wynne. IT WILL not be until 2028 before former independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne has paid off a residual debt to an ex-employee from an €11,500 Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) award.
Book of Evidence served on disabled 91 year old man for alleged assaults carried out half a century ago
*The alleged assaults took place between 1973 and 1975. A Book of Evidence has been served on a disabled 91-year old man charged with the indecent assault of two females more than half a century ago.