Mother charged with attempting to murder eight year old daughter
A 46 YEAR old mother has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of her eight year old daughter in Clare last September.
Planning refused for Cahermurphy wind farm & best-selling author Williams among successful objectors
*Niall Williams. Photograph: John Kelly THE IMPACT on the protected bird, the Hen Harrier, has helped put pay to plans for a contentious 10 turbine wind farm for West Clare.
63 year old mother of six escapes conviction for golf club attack on ex-husband’s tractor
*Photograph: David Crimmins A 63 year old mother of six who broke the windows of her estranged husband’s tractor with a golf club in a row over an unpaid €200,000 martial debt has escaped a conviction.
‘Holy Row’ over €25m community hospital for St Flannan’s College intensifies
*Bishop Fintan Monahan and Fr Ignatius McCormack. Photograph: John O’Neill The ‘holy row’ between a Catholic diocese and St Flannan’s College in Ennis over plans by the diocese to sell off green space at the secondary school for a €25m HSE community hospital has intensified.
Bouncer who carried out unprovoked head-butt assault escapes jail
A LICENSED bouncer who carried out a ‘vicious’ and ‘unprovoked’ assault on a night-club patron celebrating his birthday has escaped jail.
Victim of serial West Clare sex abuser urges others to come forward
Patrick Larkin outside Ennis Courthouse. Photograph: Liam Burke / Press 22 A VICTIM of jailed West Clare serial sex-abuser, Patrick Larkin (68) has urged others to come forward if they have been sexually abused by the former Clare County Council worker.
Kilkee man caught with cannabis plants of €18,400 walks free
*John O’Regan at Ennis Courthouse. A ‘legalise cannabis’ activist who was caught by Gardai cultivating cannabis plants at his home with a combined street value of €18,400 on different dates has walked free from court.
Clooney ‘monster & predator’ jailed for eight years for sexual abuse
*The former Shannondoc driver, Fintan Ryan was jailed this week. A JUDGE has jailed a 61-year old ‘monster and predator’ for eight years and ten months for the sexual abuse of three young girls in the 1980s.
Kerry woman’s number selected at random by man who sent her lewd image of himself court hears
A KERRY woman’s phone number was randomly selected by a Co Clare man who allegedly sent her a lewd image of himself, a court has heard.
West Clare farmer pleads guilty to health and safety breach concerning Carmody death
*A guilty plea was made at Ennis Circuit Court. A WEST Clare man has pleaded guilty to a health and safety breach concerning a fatal farm accident which claimed the life of a farmer two years ago.