*The sitting took place on Friday. A JUDGE has granted a Protection Order under the Domestic Violence Act to a woman after she told a court that her husband has concealed his HIV status from her.
*Moneypoint Power Station. IF the 900MW Moneypoint coal-burning power station doesn’t convert to Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) to produce electricity, “it is possible that extended power outages could occur to cover the Winter peaks in the period 2024 to 2029”.
*Conor & Daniel O’Halloran. A TULLA medical professional who bit off the top part of his brother’s left ear in a farmyard row “around land, monies and a shed” has escaped jail for the offence.
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
*Johnny Donovan (second from right) on his wedding day. A JUDGE has jailed a Co Clare man for 20 months for threatening to kill a Garda only days after the man was married last weekend.
*The case came before the Ennis Circuit Court. A FATHER of three school going children has pleaded guilty to the unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun used in war zones, 179 rounds of ammunition and a 30 round capacity magazine in a forested area at Shannon last September.
*The comments were made in the Family Law Court. A JUDGE has stated that he is “terrified” that a 17-year old boy in State care “who can barely boil an egg” will end up in emergency accommodation in a hotel on reaching his 18th birthday next month.
*Photograph: John Mangan LOSSES at Cahercalla Community Hospital halved to €386,751 in 2022 as the nursing home increased revenues to €5.88m.
*A three year safety order had been granted in April 2022. A MAN who breached a safety order obtained by his ex wife when addressing post to the couple’s dog at the woman’s home after their break-up has escaped a jail term.
*Photograph: John Mangan A 49-year old man pleaded guilty on Friday to the false imprisonment and assault causing harm of his ex-partner during a ‘horrifying ordeal’ at her home in West Clare last September.
