*Family Law Court Ennis A “shocking forgery” has been handed into a court falsely claiming that a mother, who is alleged to have drugged her children with a view to feigning their illness, had won custody of her children. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett called on TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency (CFA) to investigate the matter. In …
*Ennis Court A judge has ruled that a prisoner’s contact with his five year old son be limited, for now, to sending birthday cards and Christmas cards and associated presents. The 49-year old man is currently on remand in custody awaiting trial at Ennis Circuit Court for the false imprisonment and assault causing harm of his …
*Kilrush Court A 39-year old Co Clare woman has appeared in court charged in connection with wilfully ill-treating and neglecting three children in her custody in charges spanning a six year period. At Kilrush District Court, the woman appeared in connection with seven charges in relation to the neglect and ill-treatment of the children at the woman’s family home on dates ranges starting from …
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*Ennis District Court A father of three school going children and a “law abiding PAYE worker” has signed guilty pleas 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. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Evan Little (32) of Inis Eagla, Shannon, Co Clare signed …
*Kilrush Courthouse A judge has rejected a claim made by the partner of independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne that he has yet to receive an email from the National Driver Licence Service (NDLS) inviting him to sit his driving test more than three years after he applied for the test. At Kilrush …
Uisce Éireann has pleaded guilty to two water pollution charges in connection with a ‘fish kill’ that occurred downstream of an Uisce Éireann water treatment plant in north Clare last May. In the case before Ennis District Court, solicitor for prosecuting authority in the case, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Kevin Sherry said that Uisce Éireann is pleading guilty to permitting deleterious matter to go into …
The 33-year old north Clare man charged with the murder of Lisdoonvarna pensioner, John (Jack) O’Neill is due to go on trial for the alleged offence at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin next week. It is now just over two years since Thomas Lorigan of no fixed abode was charged with the murder of grand-father, Mr O’Neill (79) at St Brendan’s Rd, Lisdoonvarna at an …
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*Photo by John Mangan A man set fire to his partner’s shoes, whipped her on the neck with a belt, spat at her and then tried to set her hair on fire in a row over his Xbox usage, a court has heard. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett granted the woman a …
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A PLANNING row has broken out between north Clare farm households who have already been engaged in a right of way dispute dating back more than two decades. This follows John Joseph Madigan appealing to An Bord Pleanala against Clare Co Council’s decision to grant planning permission to neighbouring farmer, Joseph Scales for the development of American Barn …
A FATHER of three school-going children charged with the unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun used in war zones and 179 rounds of ammunition is to face an additional charge, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Evan Little (32) of Inis Eagla, Shannon, Co Clare appeared in connection with two firearms charges from September …
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