Holiday cottage at Trump Doonbeg sells for €850,000
*Self-catering cottages at Trump Doonbeg. A four bedroom holiday cottage on the grounds of US President, Donald Trump’s Doonbeg golf resort in West Clare has sold for €850,000.
Mother of boy (16) charged with Kilrush stabbing now facing two charges from same incident
*Kilrush. A MOTHER of a 16-year old boy charged in connection with an alleged knife attack that inflicted head-wounds on another male which required 80 stitches is now herself facing two charges arising from the same incident.
Over 200 objections lodged against plans for West Clare wind farm
*A Swiss owned company has lodged the plans. PLANS for a five turbine 492 ft high wind-farm close to the home of the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown Malbay is striking a sour note with locals.
Judge says Shannon man subjected two innocent men to ‘drive-by shooting by the Internet’ over false Facebook claims
*Martin Hannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley A judge has stated that a 43-year old Shannon man subjected two innocent men to “a drive-by shooting by the Internet” when falsely claiming on Facebook that the two were paedophiles.
Judge imposes effective driving ban on Ennis motorist facing 10 dangerous driving charges
*The case has been adjourned until this week. A DISTRICT court judge has imposed an effective driving ban on a motorist charged with ten dangerous driving offences before the driver has decided if he is to enter a guilty or not guilty plea.
55,000 pages of phone records in case against Limerick men accused in €1m burglary spree
*The matter was before Ennis Circuit Court on Monday. THERE ARE 55,000 pages of telephone records as part of the evidence against two Limerick men facing charges for their roles in an alleged €1m burglary spree in the Mid-West, a court has heard.
Student (20) fell to her death at Cliffs of Moher when slipping at edge of ‘huge puddle’
*Hags Head. A 20-year old University of Edinburgh student slipped and fell to her death while walking at the side of a ‘huge puddle’ on a muddy part of a trail beside the cliff edge at the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024, an inquest has heard.
Farmer fined €9.3k for destruction of fare limestone pavement in The Burren
*The Burren. A farmer has been ordered to pay over €9,300 in penalties for the destruction for ten acres of “an extremely rare and unique” limestone pavement habitat in a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) on the periphery of the Burren in Co Clare.
Estranged gay couple in court fight over access to two children
*The case came before the Family Law Court in Ennis. AN ESTRANGED gay couple are engaged in a court battle over access to two young children fathered by one of the men.
Carpenter charged with claw-hammer attack on Clarecastle Dad in front of two children returned for trial
*The alleged assault took place in February of this year. A 45-year old carpenter charged in connection with a claw-hammer assault on a father at his home in front of the alleged victim’s two children, aged 12 and 10 has been returned for trial.