*Photograph: John Mangan A 39-year old Clare woman was sent forward for trial charged in connection with wilfully ill-treating and neglecting three children in her custody in charges spanning a six year period.
*The accused had been at large since June 2022. AN anti-vaccine activist, Antonio Mureddu is to face trial at the circuit court where he is charged with the assault of a Clare Garda after being ‘at large’ for the last 21 months concerning the case.
*Photograph: John Mangan A MALE wheelchair user sustained dental injuries and a possible fractured eye socket when allegedly “trampled” on by three males in pursuit of another man during a day-light alleged ‘affray’ incident in Ennis town centre last month, a court has heard.
*Photograph: John Mangan AN IRON SLUDGE discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce Éireann was the cause of an ‘ecological tragedy’ that wiped out all fish life over a 2.6km river, a court has heard.
*The man has been sent forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court. A 38-year old Co Clare man has appeared in court charged with inciting two other males to rape a woman.
*The drink driving offences occurred in November 2022. A 55-year old South-East Clare woman has received two separate driving bans adding to a cumulative nine years after being detected drink driving at two separate locations in Shannon within a four hour period on the same night, a court has heard.
*A man was found guilty of two Protection Order breaches against his ex-wife. A JUDGE has ordered a man not to enter his ex-wife’s bedroom at any time as part of conditions attached to a two month suspended prison term imposed on him arising from a row over the use of a shower on their …
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*Ennis District Court A father of three school going children and a “law abiding PAYE worker” has signed guilty pleas to the unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun used in war zones, 179 rounds of ammunition and a 30 round capacity magazine in a forested area at Shannon last September. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Evan Little (32) of Inis Eagla, Shannon, Co Clare signed …
Uisce Éireann has pleaded guilty to two water pollution charges in connection with a ‘fish kill’ that occurred downstream of an Uisce Éireann water treatment plant in north Clare last May. In the case before Ennis District Court, solicitor for prosecuting authority in the case, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Kevin Sherry said that Uisce Éireann is pleading guilty to permitting deleterious matter to go into …
*The initial incident occurred on Abbey St in Ennis. A JUDGE has told the State that “it is last chance saloon” in its prosecution of a serving Garda who is charged with drink driving and careless driving.