Former HSE hospital porter receives 45 month prison term for sexual assault of child
A JUDGE has imposed a three year and nine month prison term on a 65-year old Co Clare man for two sexual assaults carried out on a 12-year old girl 19 years ago.
Luxury suite sells for record €940k at Trump Doonbeg
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis. A LUXURY suite at Trump Doonbeg has sold for a record €940,000, new figures show.
‘Our goodbyes were stolen’ by drinking motorist who killed Michael, say family
*Pictured: Saoirse Lillis McMahon A SISTER and niece of the late Michael Lorigan have stated that the retired teacher’s life “was ripped from us suddenly, violently, without warning or mercy.” At Ennis Circuit Court this week, Judge Francis Comerford imposed a five year prison term suspending the final six months on Saoirse Lillis McMahon (33) for the …
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Profits increased threefold to €3.12m at Atlantic Aviation Group
*Atlantic Aviation Group. PRE-TAX profits at the one of the largest employers in Shannon, the Atlantic Aviation Group increased more than threefold to €3.12m in 2024 after the firm clinched several contracts with blue-chip multinational airlines.
Lisdoonvarna retailer jailed for two years & seven months for sexual assault of schoolboy in 1980s
*Noel Jordan. Photograph: Press 22. A JUDGE has jailed a Lisdoonvarna retailer for two years and seven months for the sexual abuse of a then primary school-boy in the 1980s.
Clare businessman applies to demolish €1m Lahinch home and build one double in size
A well-known Co Clare businessman has lodged plans to demolish a four bedroomed home on a property he and his wife purchased for €1 million in the seaside resort of Lahinch last Summer and construct a new home more than double in size. Last Summer, former EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist and founder of healthcare recruitment group, …
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Michael Lorigan ‘endured an undeserved, senseless and tragic death’ as widow recalls how couple’s 39th wedding anniversary day turned to tragedy
*Pictured: The late Michael Lorigan. THE widow of Michael Lorigan has told a court that her late husband “endured an undeserved, senseless and tragic death”. Recalling August 16th 2023 at Ennis Circuit Court, Dympna Lorigan said: “Michael and I were celebrating our wedding anniversary on that day and we had planned on spending the day …
Drunk mother had two young children in car and open bottle of wine on passenger seat when striking and killing ‘gifted’ teacher and cyclist, Michael Lorigan
*Pictured: Saoirse Lillis McMahon. A drunk female driver had her two young children with her and an open bottle of wine on the passenger seat when she crashed her car into and killed ‘gifted’ teacher and cyclist Michael Lorigan, a court has heard. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford has imposed a five year …
A man in his 90s set to be taken to trial for sexual assault
Pictured: Ennis Circuit Court. A judge has set a trial date for a man aged in his 90s who is charged with the alleged indecent assaults on a child over a two year period at an Ennis address almost half a century ago. The accused will be aged 96 on June 30th when the trial is due to commence …
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Bail secured for “rebel” man who caused criminal damage to a US military plane
Pictured: Shannon Airport A Cork man charged with causing criminal damage to a US military plane at Shannon airport last month has secured High Court bail, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court, Sgt John Burke said that since Dáithi Ó Corráin, (47), Blarney Street, Cork City last appeared in the district court, when he appeared via …
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