Limerick man made funeral pay ‘threat’ to Clare based ex-partner
*The matter came before Ennis District Court. “CHILDREN and love drive people mad, it just drives people over the edge”, a judge has told a court.
Ennis Circuit Court
Portuguese drug mule found with cannabis worth €479k at Shannon Airport jailed for 40 months
*The drugs were seized on April 7th 2024. A JUDGE has jailed a 60-year old Portuguese ‘drugs-mule’ for three years and four months.
Lisdoonvarna widow ‘trapped in a nightmare’ over husband’s road death & French motorist receives suspended 17 month prison term
*Helga Himmelsbach. Photograph: John Mangan A LISDOONVARNA WIDOW has told a court that her life is broken beyond repair and she in trapped in a nightmare following the death of her husband in a road traffic accident last year.
Shannon man pleads guilty to ‘very serious assault’ that left female victim with a broken eye socket, broken ribs and a collapsed lung
*Photograph: John Mangan A SHANNON man has pleaded guilty to “a very serious assault” on his then girlfriend on St Patrick’s Day that hospitalised her and left her with a broken eye socket, broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
Kilmihil man found guilty of harassing Garda on Facebook
*The jury returned their verdict on Tuesday. A JURY has found a Kilmihil man guilty of the Facebook harassment of a local garda.
Hospital tells Garda it is 100% likely medical report of Shannon man will be ready to allow trial proceed
*The trial is to continue today. A MAJOR hospital has told a senior Garda that it is “100 percent likely” that a hospital patient report on an alleged victim in a false imprisonment and assault causing harm case will be ready for court on Tuesday (today).
33 year old said ‘I will bite your f**king jaw off’ before biting Ennis Garda
*The matter was before Ennis Circuit Court. A 33-year old man told Gardai ‘F**k off or I will bite your f**king jaw off’ before biting an Ennis-based Garda on the hand.
Kilmihil man denies making anonymous Facebook posts about local Garda
*Kilmihil. A KILMIHIL man accused of harassing a Garda through anonymous posts on Facebook repeatedly denied to Gardaí at interview that he had made the posts, a court has heard.
Wife of Clare garda tells jury she was left ‘nervous and scared’ over ‘nasty’ anonymous Facebook comments about her husband
*Messages from the anonymous account were first sent in June 2020. A PRIMARY school teacher and wife of a ‘good Guard’ has told a jury how she was left ‘nervous and scared’ over “nasty” comments made about her husband from an anonymous Facebook account.
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.