*Therese Flannery pictured with former Mayor of Clare, Tom McNamara in 2017. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Two transfers have resulted in a reshuffle of senior Garda positions in Co Clare while one of the county’s top-performing members of the force has also retired.
*Supt Brendan McDonagh overseeing operations at Shannon Garda Station ahead of the visit of Donald Trump in 2019. Photograph: Gerry Mooney Tributes have been paid to a prominent Clare Garda ahead of his upcoming retirement.
*Honorary Garda, Dylan Tobin. Photograph: Joe Buckley An honorary Garda from Ennis was this week presented with his very own BMW Garda motorbike.
Increased checkpoints and a global pandemic have been attributed for leading to a reduction in crime across Co Clare.
Speeding offences increased on Clare roads last year while a 35 percent reduction in the amount of persons detected driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs was recorded.
A 24 percent increase in barring order breaches in Clare has been recorded by An Garda Síochána.
Assistance from An Garda Síochána is needed for Clare County Council to utilise CCTV to tackle illegal dumping.
Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a woman’s body in Ennis on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services “wouldn’t have a chance” of reaching a nursing home or surrounding residents when big rugby games are taking place in Ennis, one dweller has claimed despite Gardaí not receiving any reports of such traffic problems.
Ennis retailers have witnessed bare knuckle boxing occur on the doors of their premises.
