*FILE PIC. A JUDGE has expressed concern that if a deterrent is not put in place on a County Clare farmer, “we could be back here in three months with ten more cattle dead and carcasses all over his farm”.
*Daragh Hassett. A JUDGE has said a witness crossed a line when allegedly threatening a solicitor in court.
*The incident took place in May of this year. A JUDGE has agreed to remove a “farcical” bail condition that a Pro-Palestinian activist living on Inis Oirr has to sign on at her local Garda station by phoning the Garda station on the nearby Inis Mór once a week.
A SUCCESSFUL Clare businessman and father had to pay over €14,000 to former drug dealing associates of his son in order to protect his family, a court has heard.
*Ennis Courthouse. A JUDGE has ruled that a 33-year old Co Clare man who has pleaded guilty to two separate counts of the unlawful possession of child pornography can’t be identified, for now.
*The matter was before Ennis District Court. A judge has told an Ennis man that refusing to provide a sample to Gardaí for suspected drink driving “is the most stupid thing you can do”.
*FILE PIC. THERE are now only 19 cattle remaining and no sheep on a Co Clare farm where the Dept of Agriculture moved in as the farm had a mortality rate of two to three bovines dying per week in 2023 due to a farmer’s neglect, a court has heard.
*Former Clare TD, Violet Anne Wynne. FORMER CLARE TD, Violet Anne Wynne (IND) has told a court she has been paying off a residual debt of €6,500 to an ex-employee “with whatever little income that I had to hand”.
*Martin Molloy. TWO Ennis brothers carried out a firebomb attack on a home where their 22 month old niece was present at the time arising from a family row sparked by an engagement ring, a court has heard.
*Niall Gilligan. A JURY has found All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan not guilty of assaulting a then 12 year old boy with a stick almost two years ago.