Ennis man found not guilty of assault at Spancilhill Fair
*Photograph: David Crimmins A JURY has found an Ennis man not guilty of the assault causing harm of a father of four at the Spancilhill Horse Fair in June 2023.
Ennis Circuit Court
Clare man who pleads guilty to possessing 2,693 videos & pictures of child porn can’t be named for now rules judge
*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.
Ennis man serving seven years for inciting rape of fellow Garda pleads guilty to PULSE disclosure
*Shane Flanagan. A FORMER Garda jailed in July for inciting strangers to rape a colleague has pleaded guilty to the unauthorised disclosure of Garda PULSE personal data on two individuals.
Disgraced former Garda to plead guilty to PULSE disclosure
*Shane Flanagan. A FORMER Garda jailed in July for inciting strangers to rape a colleague is to plead guilty to the unauthorised disclosure of Garda PULSE personal data on fourteen individuals.
Mother of boy (16) charged with Kilrush stabbing now facing two charges from same incident
*Kilrush. A MOTHER of a 16-year old boy charged in connection with an alleged knife attack that inflicted head-wounds on another male which required 80 stitches is now herself facing two charges arising from the same incident.
Judge says Shannon man subjected two innocent men to ‘drive-by shooting by the Internet’ over false Facebook claims
*Martin Hannon. Photograph: Joe Buckley A judge has stated that a 43-year old Shannon man subjected two innocent men to “a drive-by shooting by the Internet” when falsely claiming on Facebook that the two were paedophiles.
55,000 pages of phone records in case against Limerick men accused in €1m burglary spree
*The matter was before Ennis Circuit Court on Monday. THERE ARE 55,000 pages of telephone records as part of the evidence against two Limerick men facing charges for their roles in an alleged €1m burglary spree in the Mid-West, a court has heard.
Carpenter charged with claw-hammer attack on Clarecastle Dad in front of two children returned for trial
*The alleged assault took place in February of this year. A 45-year old carpenter charged in connection with a claw-hammer assault on a father at his home in front of the alleged victim’s two children, aged 12 and 10 has been returned for trial.
Dublin man accused of harassing ex Clare hurler Páidí Fitzpatrick over nine month period
*Páidi Fitzpatrick. Photograph: Gerard O’Neill. A 38-year old Dublin man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged harassment of ex Clare hurler, Páidí Fitzpatrick over a nine month period.
Limerick man appears in court in connection with €1m crime spree
*Criminal damage of €16,000 was caused at the grounds of Wolfe Tones GAA club. A 25-year old Limerick man has appeared in court charged in connection with an estimated €1m plus alleged crime spree in Clare, Limerick and Galway.