*The bag of coal was presented at Corofin Garda Station in February. A judge has freed a Corofin man who spent five weeks on remand in Limerick prison after he presented a stolen €15 bag of coal at his local Garda Station after phoning a Garda beforehand to say that he was going to carry …
*Shannon Airport. BY ALLOWING Shannon Airport to be used as a transit point for the US military, the Government of Ireland has failed to uphold its duty to prevent genocide.
*Darragh Pender. A SOLICITOR for one of the four Clare men accused of robbery of Carrigaholt Post Office has asked for prison support for his client stating that the man is in the same clothes as he was four or five weeks ago.
*Ennis Courthouse AN ENNIS man who sent lewd images of himself to an addiction counsellor and exposed himself in public is at “high risk” of re-offending, a court has heard. At Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett commented that a Probation Report on Shane McCarthy has concluded that he is at “high risk”. Judge Gabbett …
*The case has been adjourned to January 7th. A JUDGE has stated that an Ennis man believes that female professionals who help him are “fair game” for the man to send them lewd images of himself.
*Aldi on Francis St was among the stores targeted. A 13-year old Ennis girl has appeared at the Children’s Court concerning a spate of alleged thefts from retail outlets in Ennis.
*The Armada Hotel in Spanish Point. THE SPANISH POINT hotel business operated by Mount Everest conqueror John Burke reached new heights last year when it enjoyed record revenues of €14.19m.
*St Peter and Paul Cathedral. A 42 year old Ennis man has appeared in court charged with criminal damage of a Catholic Church building when defecating on the floor of the St Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis.
*The case has been adjourned until this week. A DISTRICT court judge has imposed an effective driving ban on a motorist charged with ten dangerous driving offences before the driver has decided if he is to enter a guilty or not guilty plea.
*Vandeleur Woods. A 22-year old West Clare man has appeared in court in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a then 13-year old girl at Vandeleur Woods on the outskirts of Kilrush town two years ago.