THE trial of a 47-year old mother charged with attempting to murder her then eight year old daughter at temporary accommodation in Co Clare is due to commence in Limerick today. In the case, the mother – who cannot be named to protect the identity of her daughter – is charged with attempting to murder …
A JUDGE has described as ‘particularly sinister’ a claim by a woman that her brother secretly placed a recording device in her car. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett told the woman that there are specialist Gardaí who deal with such allegations before granting her a domestic violence Protection Order against her brother. …
*Violet-Anne Wynne (Former IND TD). Photograph: Natasha Barton FORMER independent Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne’s residual debt to an ex-employee from a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) award now totals €5,350, a court heard on Friday. At Ennis District Court on Friday, solicitor, Shíofra Hassett said that payments continue to be made to her client, Fiona …
*The case has been adjourned to January 7th. A JUDGE has stated that an Ennis man believes that female professionals who help him are “fair game” for the man to send them lewd images of himself.
*The cost to Aer Lingus of returning the Boston-bound flight to Shannon was €28,213. A JUDGE has given the go-ahead for a female US college student to give evidence via video link in a trial where a 58-year old Co Galway man is denying two counts of sexual assault on the teenager on board a …
*A neutral party is to hand over the gifts. A JUDGE has overseen a court agreement where Christmas presents for two children from a father in prison are to be handed over to the children’s mother via a neutral party in time for Christmas Day.
*St Peter and Paul Cathedral. A 42 year old Ennis man has been jailed for six months arising from an incident where he ‘destroyed the floor’ of a Catholic Cathedral building in Ennis by defecating on it.
*Brendan O’Mara. THERE IS a High Court challenge in the case where a former Ryanair pilot is facing charges in connection with a Garda seizure of an estimated €10m worth of drugs, a court has heard.
*Bail conditions were relaxed for the trio. AN EXTENSIVE Garda file is to be prepared concerning three 23-year old pro-Palestinian activists charged with the criminal damage of a US military plane at Shannon Airport in November.
*Initial Garda tests found a white substance to be cocaine. A 30-year old Kilrush man spent five weeks on remand in prison due to an incorrect initial Garda test which wrongly determined that the white substance found at his home was cocaine.