*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.
*A fresh bid by Ned Doherty to have Gardaí return his 202 jeep was dismissed. AN UNEMPLOYED Ennis man has failed to convince a judge that the €26,000 he received for ‘three trotters’ helped finance him purchasing a Toyota jeep for €43,000 in cash in €50 notes.
A LIMERICK FARMER is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged incident at Ennis Mart last August.
*A hockey stick was used to beat the woman. A 56-year old Co Clare man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with the rape and multiple sexual assaults of his adult niece over a five day period at his home in Clare earlier this year.
*Holy Island is among the locations where the counts of indecent assault are alleged to have occurred. A 78-year old man has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of four boys over a five year period at locations in Clare and Limerick.
A judge has jailed a 25 year old man for three months after hearing that he was seen masturbating beside a female passenger on board a Ryanair flight to Shannon earlier this month.
*Photograph: John Mangan Gardaí were unable to serve a Book of Evidence on a 47-year old Co Clare man concerning the alleged sexual assault and false imprisonment of his ex-wife.
An Ennis man was today charged with the murder of mother of two, Sharon Bennett.
