*The sitting of the Family Law Court was held on Friday. A JUDGE has given a Co Clare man a 6pm Sunday deadline to vacate the marital home after his wife obtained an Interim Barring Order (IBO) against the man.
*The row occurred at Flanagan’s in Ballina. A 33-year old man who punched a woman in the face with his fist after she struck him across the head with a gin-glass in a pub row has escaped a criminal conviction.
*Magowna House. Photograph: John Mangan THE firm housing International Protection Applicants (IPAs) at Magowna House in Inch in Co Clare received €4.83m (incl VAT) from the State last year for accommodating Ukrainians.
*Ennis Courthouse. Photograph: John Mangan THREE MEMBERS OF AN Ennis family appeared in court on Friday charged with organised crime offences.
*Bishop Fintan Monahan & St Flannan’s College principal, Fr Ignatius McCormack. Photograph: John O’Neill A ‘HOLY ROW’ over contentious plans for a new €25m community hospital on diocesan owned green space at St Flannan’s College in Ennis has taken a fresh twist.
*It is the fifth time the woman appeared in court in connection with the murder charge. The 46-year old mother accused of attempting to murder her eight year daughter is awaiting a bed at the Central Mental Hospital where she is due to undergo a forensic psychiatric assessment.
*The former Molex building in Shannon. SEVERANCE costs concerning the closure of Shannon-based electronic manufacturer, Molex continued to be paid this year.
*Ennis Garda Station. A 30-year old ENNIS man’s decision to try to break into cars at the “Fort Knox-like” Ennis Garda Station car-park “makes no sense”.
*Shannon Town Centre. Photograph: Joe Buckley A 24-year old Shannon man lunged at a 16 year old Ukrainian boy with a large kitchen knife in a violent disorder incident in Shannon, a court has heard.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly THE BILL to Swiss pharma giant, Roche in decommissioning and demolishing its County Clare plant at Clarecastle and connected environmental costs now totals €57.27m for a three year period.
