Ennis man who killed Lissycasey teacher jailed for five years for drug dealing
*Harry Dinan THE convicted killer of a Lissycasey school teacher has been jailed for five years and two months for drug dealing.
Patrick Whyms
Convicted killer of Lissycasey teacher knows he is going to jail for drug dealing offence
*Harry Dinan. The convicted killer of a Clare school teacher knows that he is going to prison for drug dealing after getting ‘caught rotten’, a court has heard.
Ex Clare minor football captain jailed for two years for sexual assault
*Conor Gavin. A former Clare minor gaelic football captain has been jailed for two years and four months for the sexual assault of a woman.
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.
Pre-trial ‘ground-rules’ hearing to take place in assault case against ex Clare hurler Niall Glligan due to age of complainant
*Niall Gilligan. A JUDGE has directed that a pre-trial ‘ground rules’ hearing is to take place next month concerning the upcoming assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan due to the age of the complainant in the case.
Employee stole €84,000 of laptops from Shannon employer to fund gambling addiction
*The offices of Pepper in Shannon. A GAMBLING ADDICT hooked on sports betting on his smartphone was able to steal an estimated €84,000 of laptops from his Shannon based employer due to ‘very lax’ stock supervision procedures in place, a court has heard.
Ukrainian (61) pleads guilty to assault causing harm at Lisdoonvarna Direct Provision centre
*The Burren Hostel. A 61-year old Ukrainian national who has four sons fighting in the war against the Russians, has pleaded guilty to an assault causing harm offence at a Direct Provision centre in North Clare.
Judge says Gilligan assault trial is ‘a priority case due to age of complainant’
*Niall Gilligan in action for Sixmilebridge in the 2017 Clare SHC final. A JUDGE has stated that he anticipates setting a trial date next March for the assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler, Niall Gilligan.
Jury to continue deliberations in case of Kilmihil man accussed of harassing Clare Garda
*The trial continues on Tuesday. THERE IS NO evidence that a West Clare man accused of harassing a Garda through anonymous posts on Facebook had any grudges against the Gardaí.
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.