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.
Third Clare men to enter guilty plea for ‘cold & calculated’ Carrigaholt post office robbery
*Darragh Pender. A THIRD Clare man charged in relation to the alleged robbery of Carrigaholt post office in January is to enter a signed plea of guilt.
Clare’s new district court judge ‘not on Instagram or TikTok’ but promises that everyone will get a fair hearing in his courts
*Adrian Harris. Clare’s newly appointed district court judge, Judge Adrian Harris “is not on Instagram or TikTok” but has promised that everyone will get a fair hearing before his courts in Clare and south Galway.
91 year old Clare man charged with indecent assault of two females half a century ago
*A book of evidence will be served in the case on Wednesday. A 91-year old Clare man has appeared in court concerning indecent assaults on two females that are alleged to have occurred more than half a century ago.