*The matter was before Ennis District Court. A WARRING couple going through the throes of separation both remain in the family home with their children and communicate only via email, a court has heard.
*New fencing has been installed at Shannon Airport following the incursions. A JUDGE has adjourned the trial of three Pro-Palestinian activists concerning an alleged incursion at Shannon Airport until the Supreme Court rules on a “legal point of public importance” relevant to the defence in the case.
*Ennis Courthouse. A 36 year old Kilmihil man has pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to a boy in a road traffic accident in February 2024.
*Michael McMahon. ONE of the four men charged in connection with the alleged robbery of Carrigaholt Post Office last month has secured a conditional consent to bail in the High Court, a court has heard.
*Charges of burglary and arson at the grounds of Wolfe Tones were among the 82 charges faced by the men. TWO MEN have pleaded guilty to a total of 82 charges as part of a €1m plus crime spree across the Clare, Limerick and Galway in 2024 and early 2025.
*Frances Street in Kilrush. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A mother and her teenage son have both pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a knife attack on a man in his twenties which required ‘upwards of 80 stitches’ to a head-wound.
*The matter was before Killaloe District Court on Monday. A 78-year old Killaloe man who has pleaded guilty to owning a dog who ‘worried’ livestock in connection with a dog attack on sheep that left eight sheep dead has escaped a conviction.
*One of the vehicles was stolen from Scariff. Photograph: Páraic McMahon. A 14-year old Ennis boy has appeared in court in connection with a spate of alleged car thefts in east Clare and South Galway last Wednesday.
*Photograph: Brian Arthur Clare County Council has given the green light to the first phase of a ‘2027 Ryder Cup inspired’ multi-million euro upgrade to the hotel and grounds at the five star Dromoland Castle Resort in Co Clare.
*The teenager was remanded on bail until the beginning of March. A JUDGE has told a 16-year old Co Clare schoolboy that he will have no excuses not to study now as he has to be indoors every night by 8pm to abide by a strict Garda policed curfew.