Owners of Bunratty Castle hotel receive insurance proceeds of €2.5m from June 2021 fire
The owner of the Bunratty Castle Hotel, the Blarney Woollen Mills Group has received insurance proceeds of €2.5m from a fire that damaged the hotel in 2021.
Father lives alone in five bedroomed home while ex-wife and kids live in vermin-infested rented accommodation
A father continues to live alone in a spacious five bedroomed family home while his ex-wife and children live in vermin infested rental accommodation, a court has heard.
‘Shocking forgery’ handed into court falsely claims that mother who drugged her own children
*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 …
Judge limits prisoner’s contact with son to sending birthday cards and Christmas cards and to say no more than “Happy Christmas, love Dad’
*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 …
Woman appears in court in connection with neglect and ill-treatment of three children
*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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‘Law abiding PAYE worker’ and Shannon man signs guilty pleas to unlawful possession of war zone M16 machine gun and 179 rounds of ammunition
*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 Judge tells 41 year old “it is time you got a full license” after facing driving offence breaches
*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 pleads guilty to two water pollution charges in connection with north Clare ‘fish kill’
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 …
Trial of Lisdoonvarna murder accused Thomas Lorigan due to commence next week
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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Man texted ‘Oops’ after sending intimate video of woman into group chat
*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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