*The woman was seeking a barring order and safety order against her husband. A woman has told a court that her husband’s attitude is that it is her duty to have sex with him.
*Photograph: John Mangan A 27 year old man told his mother, “I am going to kill Benson” before repeatedly stabbing the woman’s “beloved” ten year old Pug dog with a knife.
*A four year prison term was imposed on the attacker. A 75-year old farmer and retired school teacher has branded a man who subjected him to “a horrific assault” as “a coward, a bully and a disgrace to his family”.
*Prison sentence will be issued on Thursday. A JUDGE granted a request by a convicted cocaine delivery man and “decent family man” to defer his imprisonment to allow him attend his child’s First Holy Communion last Saturday.
*The bouncy castle incident occurred on the grounds of St Conaire’s NS in Shannon. A JUDGE has recommended the rejection of a compensation pay-out of €32,500 for a 10 year old Shannon girl from “a bad ol day at the bouncy castle” after deeming the offer not high enough.
*Gort Courthouse. A JUDGE has requested Gardaí to address court security issues at Gort courthouse ahead of the case where a local farmer is accused of throwing a bag of cow dung in the direction of Minister for State, Anne Rabbitte (FF).
EIGHTEEN MONTH OLD Ennis boy Hunter Molloy who died from injuries in a road traffic accident last Wednesday “radiated love and lived his life fully”.
*Both cases will go before the Circuit Court. A CLARE woman sustained a broken eye socket, stitches to her face, staples to her head, a collapsed lung that required to be drained, bruises to her body and broken ribs arising from an alleged assault on St Patrick’s Day by her then boyfriend.
*Photograph: John Mangan A JUDGE has told a banned driver and mother who has to do a six mile round walk with her three young children to their local school every day that her driving days are over.
*The late Hunter Molloy. The father of the late 18-month old baby boy, Hunter Molloy has been released from prison on compassionate grounds, a court heard.
