*The case was heard at Ennis District Court. A MIDDLE aged father who described himself in court as the ‘responsible adult’ at a teenagers’ house party sexual assaulted a female friend of his son’s on the night.
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis QUESTIONS around the impact on a tiny 2mm protected snail, the Vertigo Angustior is stalling plans by Donald Trump’s Doonbeg resort in West Clare for new pickle ball courts and other resort improvements.
*The man agreed to make the payment after spending time in the cells. A CLARE BUSINESSMAN has paid out €1,500 in child maintenance arrears to avoid being sent to prison but only after a judge sent him to the courthouse cells for 30 minutes “to allow the man reflect”.
*Photograph: Brian Arthur BUMPER green fee revenues contributed to Lahinch Golf Club last year enjoying another record-breaking year as its operating surplus increased to €2.1m.
*The sitting took place at Kilrush District Court. A judge has told a man that his ex-partner “is not your property’ and “no means no” after finding that the man punched and head-butted her after she refused to have sex with him on different dates.
A 60-year old woman has appeared in court charged in connection with a seizure of cannabis with an estimated street value of €480,000 at Shannon Airport last Sunday.
*Photograph: Joe Buckley A 25-year old Shannon man who survived a murder attempt on his life has escaped jail after he told a judge that he was carrying around a stanley knife in his local town for his own protection.
*Martin Hannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley A SHANNON man charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to two men via social media is to face two additional charges, a court has heard.
*Boylesports in Roslevan. A judge has imposed a two year prison term on a balaclava-covered knife wielding robber after he made away with €265 in cash from a BoyleSports outlet on the eastern outskirts of Ennis.
*Helga Himmeslbach campaigning for improved road measures in August. Photograph: John Mangan A FRENCH tourist appeared in court on Wednesday, March 20th and was charged with the dangerous driving causing the death of a 71 year old motorcyclist outside the Burren village of Ballyvaughan in north Clare last July.