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Bus passenger threatened after calling out offensive comments about Jews and immigrants

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A 51-year old man told a female bus passenger that he would put her through the bus window after she confronted him over offensive comments he was making about Jews and immigrants, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court today, Insp Morgan O’Donoghue said that the injured party in the case was travelling on …

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Ennis woman subjected to ‘savage and unprovoked attack’ by husband at home in front of two young children

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*Ennis Courthouse AN ENNIS woman subjected to an alleged “savage and unprovoked attack” by her husband in front of their two young children at the family home has told a court “I love him to bits”. At Ennis District Court, the woman in the witness box described her 39 year old husband as “a family …

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Carer charged with assault causing harm of wheel-chair user and vulnerable adult

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A CARER has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a ‘wheelchair user’ and ‘vulnerable’ woman he was responsible for. At Ennis District Court, Derrick Reid (43) of Bruach An Mhuilinn, Roslevan, Ennis faces three charges including the alleged assault causing harm of his long term partner and woman he also is entrusted to care for. After …

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Judge says coercively controlled wife is in a situation ‘like falling in love with your kidnapper’

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A JUDGE has remarked that a woman who was allegedly very coercively controlled by her husband in a very long marriage was in a situation of “falling in love with your kidnapper to a certain degree”. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett made his comment before granting the woman a Protection Order under …

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Judge says woman’s claim over brother planting secret recording device in her car ‘is particularly sinister’

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A JUDGE has described as ‘particularly sinister’ a claim by a woman that her brother secretly placed a recording device in her car. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec Gabbett told the woman that there are specialist Gardaí who deal with such allegations before granting her a domestic violence Protection Order against her brother. …

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