Green light for Shannon Airport solar farm
*Shannon Airport. SHANNON AIRPORT is set to become home to Ireland’s first solar farm to be located within an airfield.
Four year jail term for convicted rapist for ‘terrifying’ false imprisonment of ex-partner in Querrin
*Photograph: John Mangan. A JUDGE has jailed a 49 year old man to four years and eight months in prison for the false imprisonment and assault causing harm of his ex-partner during a ’terrifying ordeal’ at her home in West Clare last September.
Man who ‘terrorised’ girlfriend during one hour ordeal escapes jail
*Colin Curtis outside Ennis Circuit Court. A 38 year old man who held down his then girlfriend telling her ‘you are not leaving this house bitch until you are dead’ during a vodka-fuelled assault has escaped jail.
Farmer tells court ‘cow dung assault case’ “is completely media hype pushed by higher powers over a smallish thing”
*Junior Minister, Anne Rabbitte. Photograph: Natasha Barton THE SOUTH Galway farmer accused of throwing a bag of cow dung in the direction of Minister for State, Anne Rabbitte (FF) has told a court that the case against him “is completely media hype pushed by higher powers over a smallish thing”.
Man threatened to kill girlfriend during vodka-fuelled assault in Parnell Street
*Parnell Street, Ennis. A 38-year old man described in court character references as ‘friendly, polite and compassionate’ held down his girlfriend and told her ‘you are not leaving this house bitch until you are dead’ during a vodka-fuelled assault, a court has heard.
French national pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of Lisdoonvarna man in Ballyvaughan
*Photograph: John Mangan A French national has pleaded guilty to the dangerous driving causing the death of a 71-year old motorcyclist outside the Burren village of Ballyvaughan in North Clare last July.
Former All-Star and All-Ireland winner Gilligan repeatedly struck 12 year old with a stick court hears
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: John Mangan FORMER All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan allegedly repeatedly struck a 12 year boy with a stick causing a series of injuries, a court has heard.
Mountaine blames ‘no filter’ TD partner “who has upset a lot of people” as reason he hasn’t been able to get a driving test appointment in almost four years
*John Mountaine and his partner, Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (IND). Photograph: John Mangan THE partner of Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne (IND) has blamed her upsetting “a lot of people” as the reason he hasn’t been able to get an appointment for a driving test in almost four years.
Jail sentence for man who repeatedly stabbed mother’s beloved dog
*Photograph: John Mangan A JUDGE has jailed for 18 months a 28 year old man who told his mother “I am going to kill Benson” before repeatedly stabbing the woman’s “beloved” 10 year old Pug dog with a knife.
Gardaí ask that Limerick teen be banned from Clare as part of strict bail conditions
*The teenager has been remanded on bail until September. A JUDGE has told a ’baby faced’ 16-year old Limerick city teenager that he might end up dead in a ditch if gets into a stolen car driven by one of his friends who can’t drive this weekend.