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.
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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.
One month suspended prison term for partner of Clare TD
*John Mountaine. Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD Violet Anne Wynne’s (IND) partner has received a suspended one-month prison term over driving without a driver’s licence.
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.
Ennis man escapes jail for ‘very bad decision’ that cost life of friend
*The late Ger Gunning. AN ENNIS plumber has escaped a jail term for the careless driving causing the death of married father of two and GAA coach, Ger Gunning (46).
Get-away driver & jeep ‘cleaner’ jailed for their role in attempted murder of Shannon man Harty at his 21st birthday celebrations
*Danny Harty. A JUDGE has imposed a four year-four month prison term on the get-away driver in the attempted murder of a Shannon man out celebrating his 21st birthday during a music festival in a small Clare town.
Sixmilebridge retailer says she and her staff now operate ‘under a cloud of fear’ after three armed robberies over 10 day period
*Flora Crowe. A SIXMILEBRIDGE retailer has told a court that she and her staff “now operate under a cloud of fear’” after three armed robberies on her businesses over the space of ten days.
Four year jail term for convicted rapist for ‘terrifying’ false imprisonment of ex-partner in Querrin
*Photograph: John Mangan. A JUDGE has jailed a 49 year old man to four years and eight months in prison for the false imprisonment and assault causing harm of his ex-partner during a ’terrifying ordeal’ at her home in West Clare last September.
Man who ‘terrorised’ girlfriend during one hour ordeal escapes jail
*Colin Curtis outside Ennis Circuit Court. A 38 year old man who held down his then girlfriend telling her ‘you are not leaving this house bitch until you are dead’ during a vodka-fuelled assault has escaped jail.