*Martin Hannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SHANNON man charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to two men via social media is to face two additional charges, a court has heard.
*Boylesports in Roslevan. A judge has imposed a two year prison term on a balaclava-covered knife wielding robber after he made away with €265 in cash from a BoyleSports outlet on the eastern outskirts of Ennis.
*Helga Himmeslbach campaigning for improved road measures in August. Photograph: John Mangan A FRENCH tourist appeared in court on Wednesday, March 20th and was charged with the dangerous driving causing the death of a 71 year old motorcyclist outside the Burren village of Ballyvaughan in north Clare last July.
*It is four years since the incident occurred. A QUALIFIED fitness instructor who previously escaped jail after paying out €40,000 compensation to his victim for an ear-bite has once more avoided prison, this time for drug dealing.
*Pet rabbits have been used as a means to provoke the man, the Court heard. A JUDGE has granted a Protection Order under the Domestic Violence Act to a man against his ‘rabbit throwing’ wife.
*The man handed in €500,000 in bets. A 23 year old man who turned over an estimated €500,000 in bets on his smart-phone arising from his ‘chronic gambling addiction’ is set to escape a conviction for a ‘money mule’ offence.
*Photograph: John Mangan A 40-year old Clare man sent a lewd image of himself to a female “public figure”, a court has heard.
*A protection order was granted. A JUDGE has granted a five-year Safety Order under the Domestic Violence Act to a woman after hearing that her then partner brandished a loaded shotgun in her direction during a row and also hit her when she was pregnant.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis CLARE COUNTY Council has been urged to green light plans by the Donald Trump owned Doonbeg golf resort for pickle ball courts and other resort improvements in order to help create more “badly wanted” jobs in west Clare “when rural Ireland is collapsing around us”.
*Photograph: John Mangan A 39-year old Clare woman was sent forward for trial charged in connection with wilfully ill-treating and neglecting three children in her custody in charges spanning a six year period.
