Judge questions if Ennis woman’s summer trip to Turkey is for ‘health tourism’
*Gardaí were unaware of the planned trip to Turkey. A judge has questioned if an Ennis woman’s planned trip while on bail to Turkey concerns health tourism.
Ennis District Court
Former Ryanair pilot charged with €10m Meelick drug seizure
A FORMER Ryanair pilot, charged in connection with the possession of more than €10m worth of drugs, is not a suitable case for legal aid, a court was told.
Prisoner ‘goes up in puff of smoke’ & absconds while on permitted cigarette break at Ennis Garda Station
*Ennis Garda Station. A PRISONER ‘went up in a puff of smoke’ and absconded from Garda custody at Ennis Garda Station during a cigarette break, a court has heard.
North Clare couple blocked from moving into new home due to self-styled ‘God’s Enforcer’
*The matter came before Ennis District Court. A COUPLE have been unable to move into their new home near the Clare village of Inagh due to the actions of a neighbouring farmer and self-styled ‘God’s Enforcer’ in blocking the roadway to their home, a court has heard.
75 year old Lissycasey man accused of trying to smuggle 22 year old woman into State returned for trial
*Roger Bishop. A 75-year old Lissycasey man accused of providing a fraudulent French ID card to a 22-year old woman he met online in order to assist her to gain illegal entry into Ireland last year has been returned for trial.
Ennis teen pleads guilty to ‘extraordinarily damaging’ machete assault
*Trevor Quinn. AN ENNIS teenager pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with a broad daylight machete attack that left his victim ‘3mm from death’ in the town.
‘Naive’ Cork teen tried to board US bound flight at Shannon Airport with friend’s passport
*US pre-clearance at Shannon Airport. A ‘naive’ Cork teenager tried to get through US Customs & Border controls at Shannon Airport to board a US-bound flight with a friend’s passport who “he looked a bit like”, a court has heard.
Ennis garden centre burglar who left of trail of compost to his door jailed for six months
*The burglary took place at Vaughan’s Garden Centre in February. A BURGLAR who fled an Ennis garden centre with a trolley full of stolen shrubs and flowers and left a trail of compost behind him to lead Gardaí to the man’s home nearby has been jailed for six months.
‘Innocent looking’ teenage boys charged with Sixmilebridge burglaries
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ‘innocent looking’ 16-year old boy and an 18 year old teen have appeared in court in connection with a spate of alleged burglaries in Sixmilebridge.
‘Typical country lad’ who acted as drugs courier in West Clare facing stiff sentence
*Photograph: John Mangan A ‘typical country lad’ who acted as a local drugs courier in West Clare is facing a ‘stiff’ sentence for a drugs offence, a court has heard.
