Ennis teenager returned for trial for alleged daylight machete attack
*Trevor Quinn. AN ENNIS teenager charged in connection with an alleged broad daylight machete attack that left a man “3mm from death” has been returned for trial.
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Man given two month prison sentence for assaulting Garda in Gort Courthouse
*Gort Courthouse. A JUDGE has jailed an ‘uncontrollable’ 30 year old man for two months for an assault on a Garda Inspector during a civil court sitting at Gort courthouse.
Gort farmer walks free over ‘cow-dung’ assault on ex Junior Minister
*Joseph Baldwin. A GORT farmer who threw a bag on cow dung in the direction of then Junior Minister, Anne Rabbitte (FF) at a public meeting has escaped a jail term for the assault.
‘Machete teen’ on remand has better chance of seeing Santa before Christmas than a psychiatrist
*Trevor Quinn. THERE is more chance of an Ennis teenager charged in connection with a broad daylight machete attack seeing Santa Claus before Christmas than there is seeing a psychiatrist in prison before then.
Judge says Gilligan assault trial is ‘a priority case due to age of complainant’
*Niall Gilligan in action for Sixmilebridge in the 2017 Clare SHC final. A JUDGE has stated that he anticipates setting a trial date next March for the assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan.
18 year old charged with machete assault ‘sleeping on mattress’ while on remand at Limerick prison
*Trevor Quinn at Ennis Courthouse. An 18-year old charged in connection with an alleged ‘random’ broad daylight machete attack on a busy Ennis street two weeks ago is sleeping on a mattress on a floor at Limerick prison while on remand, a court has heard.
Miltown Malbay woman covered boyfriend head to toe in paint following egg throwing row
*Noelle Walsh. A WEST CLARE woman covered her boyfriend “head to toe” in paint and also damaged his car and his sister’s car with the same beige paint on Christmas morning in a row sparked by repeated egg throwing incidents at the woman’s home.
Gilligan trial unlikely to progress until 2025
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: Joe Buckley THE STATE is seeking priority in the fixing of a trial date for the assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan, a court has heard.
Junior Minister says “line was crossed” after judge convicts Gort farmer of ‘cow-dung’ bag assault
*Junior Minister, Anne Rabbitte (FF) TD. A JUNIOR Government Minister has stated that “a line was crossed” the night a Gort farmer threw a sealed bag of cow dung towards her at a public meeting.
Judge rules that Gort farmer “has case to answer” in alleged cow dung assault on Junior Minister
*Junior Minister, Anne Rabbitte TD (FF). Photograph: Natasha Barton A JUDGE has ruled that the Gort farmer accused of assaulting Junior Government Minister, Anne Rabbitte (FF) when throwing a bag of cow dung towards her at a public meeting “has a case to answer”.