Camper van parking ‘will be crazy in Lahinch’ until new measures introduced – Slattery
*Photograph: John Mangan CAMPER VAN parking in Lahinch will “be crazy this summer,” a local councillor has warned.
An Garda Síochána
Children rescued from Newmarket-on-Fergus house following petrol bomb attack
*Kilnasoolagh Park. THREE CHILDREN were rescued from a home in the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus in the middle of the night which was subject to a petrol bomb attack.
Scott Medal award for bravery posthumously presented to Doolin Sergeant
*Jim, Mary and Con Woods. 103 years on from his death, Doolin born Garda Sergeant James Woods was presented with the Scott Medal for Bravery.
Restrictions on Main Street but extra parking planned in Miltown Malbay for Willie Clancy week
*Photograph: Arthur Ellis PARKING restrictions are set to be introduced on the main street of Miltown Malbay for Willie Clancy week and casual trading licences will be issued in the coming weeks.
Clare will get more Gardaí & Justice Minister open to reviewing merged policing model with Tipperary
*Minister for Justice, Jim O’Callaghan (FF) with Clare TDs, Cathal Crowe (FF) and Joe Cooney (FG). Photograph: Páraic McMahon MORE GARDAÍ will be allocated to Co Clare while the Minister for Justice has said he is “not committed” to the current policing model which has Clare and Tipperary amalgamated.
Dinny calls for Garda who allegedly pepper sprayed boy (14) to be ‘reprimanded’
*Cllr Dinny Gould (IND). Photograph: John Mangan A WEST Clare councillor has called for a member of An Garda Síochána to be “reprimanded” for allegedly using pepper spray on a fourteen year old during the recent fuel protests.
Third Clare men to enter guilty plea for ‘cold & calculated’ Carrigaholt post office robbery
*Darragh Pender. A THIRD Clare man charged in relation to the alleged robbery of Carrigaholt post office in January is to enter a signed plea of guilt.
Parts of Kilrush ‘becoming a red zone’ with spike in crime
*Incidents of anti-social behaviour from Kilrush went viral. PARTS of Kilrush have become “a red zone” due to the levels of criminal activity according to a county councillor who said the local authority will have to consider stopping the delivery of social housing until it can manage its present stock.
Fuel crisis protest to cause traffic delays for Clare motorists
*The Banner Plaza is the meeting point for Tuesday’s protest. Photograph: Ruth Griffin CLARE MOTORISTS will encounter traffic delays on Tuesday morning with a nationwide protest over the fuel crisis to see convoys take to roads including the M18.