State employing top barrister to lead case in Clare’s first coercive control trial
THE STATE is employing one of the country’s best known criminal barristers to lead the prosecution case in Clare’s first ever coercive control trial.
John Casey
Mother tells judge all her children want in Santa letters is for Daddy to be home for Christmas
A MOTHER has told a court that all her children’s letters to Santa want this year are for their Daddy to be home for Christmas.
McInerney appears in court charged with attempted murder & directing activities of criminal organisation
*Photograph: John Mangan A 27 YEAR old Clare man today appeared in court charged with attempted murder and directing the activities of a criminal organisation.
Father & son narrowly avoid jail for ‘Wild West’ farm scene in Tullycrine
*The incident occurred at Tullycrine. A FATHER AND SON have narrowly avoided jail for their role in a chaotic late night farm yard scene compared by a judge to something from the Wild West.
West Clare man to plead guilty to hatchet assault
*The assault occurred in Kilkee in June 2019. A West Clare man is to plead guilty to a ‘hatchet’ assault on another man in the seaside resort town of Kilkee two years ago.
Judge compares chaotic Tullycrine late night farm scene to ‘Wild West’
A JUDGE HAS compared a late night chaotic farm-yard scene where a father and son confronted Gardai with a pitch-fork and a calving jack to something from the Wild West.
Latvian cleaner stolen jewellery from Newmarket-on-Fergus woman’s home as her sister lay dying
A 42-year old Latvian cleaner stole jewellery from her employer at her home as the woman’s sister lay dying in hospital, a court has heard.
Man charged with rape & multiple sexual assaults of adult niece over five day period
*A hockey stick was used to beat the woman. A 56-year old Co Clare man appeared in court on Wednesday charged with the rape and multiple sexual assaults of his adult niece over a five day period at his home in Clare earlier this year.
Ennis’ John part of Tesla convoy that transported 70 Ukrainians to Ireland
AN ENNIS MAN was among a convoy of Tesla car owners that transported up to 70 Ukrainians from Poland to Ireland in a 1900km journey across mainland Europe.
Installation of more electric charging points needs to become a priority in Clare
*John Casey at an EV charging point in Ennis. Photograph: Natasha Barton CLARE’s existing infrastructure is too weak to encourage more people to drive electric vehicles, a Green Party senator has acknowledged.