Revenues at operator of two Clare McDonalds operator surge to record €46m
*McDonald’s in Ennis. REVENUES at McDonald’s franchise operator, Aarval which operates two outlets in Clare, increased by 16 percent from €40.27m to a record €46.93m in 2023.
Ennis teenager returned for trial for alleged daylight machete attack
*Trevor Quinn. AN ENNIS teenager charged in connection with an alleged broad daylight machete attack that left a man “3mm from death” has been returned for trial.
75 year old Lissycasey man charged with helping illegal entry of 22 year old woman he met online into Ireland
*The matter was before Ennis District Court. A 75-year old Clare man provided a fraudulent French ID card to a 22 year old woman he met online in order to assist her to gain illegal entry into Ireland last year, it has been alleged in court.
Ennis father of five released from custody after Clancy Park illegal encampment removed
*Photograph: John Mangan A JUDGE released an Ennis father of five young children from custody after an illegal Traveller encampment was removed from a ‘completely destroyed’ green area of Ennis.
Employee stole €84,000 of laptops from Shannon employer to fund gambling addiction
*The offices of Pepper in Shannon. A GAMBLING ADDICT hooked on sports betting on his smartphone was able to steal an estimated €84,000 of laptops from his Shannon based employer due to ‘very lax’ stock supervision procedures in place, a court has heard.
Clancy Park ‘completely destroyed’ by presence of three caravans on green area
*Photograph: John Mangan A FAMILY moved a second caravan onto a green area in Ennis after Storm Éowyn damage and the presence of a rat had made their existing caravan uninhabitable, a court has heard.
Kilmihil man given eight month prison term for ‘eight day of harassment’ of Garda
*The harassment took place in June 2020. A JUDGE has imposed a prison term of 22 months on a West Clare man for carrying out an eight day “campaign of harassment” via Facebook against a serving Garda.
Ennis carpenter accused of carrying out claw-hammer assault on Clarecastle man in front of his two children
*The assault took place in February. A 45-year old Ennis carpenter has appeared in court charged in connection with a claw-hammer assault on a man at his home in front of the alleged victim’s two children, aged 12 and 10.
Mother found smoking crack cocaine barred from family home for one year
*The barring order followed a seven-day interim barring order. A MOTHER found smoking crack cocaine in her bedroom with her three-year-old boy present in the house has been barred from the family home for one year.
€1m in property stolen and damaged in burglary spree across Clare, Limerick & Galway
*A significant Garda investigation has compiled a report of 200 pages with 180 witness statements. A SENIOR Garda has told a court that an estimated €1m in value in property has been allegedly stolen or damaged in a spate of burglaries across Limerick, Clare and Galway.
