*The case was before the Family Law Court again. A HUSBAND has claimed in court that his wife has breached sworn undertakings given to court in relation to the use of an immersion switch in the family home.
*Photograph: John Mangan A MALE wheelchair user sustained dental injuries and a possible fractured eye socket when allegedly “trampled” on by three males in pursuit of another man during a day-light alleged ‘affray’ incident in Ennis town centre last month, a court has heard.
*It is the fourth child of this couple to be taken into State care. TUSLA, the Child and Family Agency (CFA) is to seek a full care order until the age of 18 for a new born baby boy who was effectively abandoned at the maternity hospital by his mother four days after his birth.
*The sitting took place on Friday. A JUDGE has granted a Protection Order under the Domestic Violence Act to a woman after she told a court that her husband has concealed his HIV status from her.
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
*The comments were made in the Family Law Court. A JUDGE has stated that he is “terrified” that a 17-year old boy in State care “who can barely boil an egg” will end up in emergency accommodation in a hotel on reaching his 18th birthday next month.
*A three year safety order had been granted in April 2022. A MAN who breached a safety order obtained by his ex wife when addressing post to the couple’s dog at the woman’s home after their break-up has escaped a jail term.
*The man has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court. A 38-year old Co Clare man has appeared in court charged with inciting two other males to rape a woman.
*Registered letters sent to the couple are bouncing back. A new-born baby boy effectively abandoned last month when his mother discharged herself from a regional maternity hospital is ’thriving’ in his foster placement, a court has heard.
*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 …