‘Innocent looking’ teenage boys charged with Sixmilebridge burglaries
*Photograph: Joe Buckley AN ‘innocent looking’ 16-year old boy and an 18 year old teen have appeared in court in connection with a spate of alleged burglaries in Sixmilebridge.
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Ennis father of five released from custody after Clancy Park illegal encampment removed
*Photograph: John Mangan A JUDGE released an Ennis father of five young children from custody after an illegal Traveller encampment was removed from a ‘completely destroyed’ green area of Ennis.
Clancy Park ‘completely destroyed’ by presence of three caravans on green area
*Photograph: John Mangan A FAMILY moved a second caravan onto a green area in Ennis after Storm Éowyn damage and the presence of a rat had made their existing caravan uninhabitable, 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.
Gardaí drop charges against Kilrush man charged in connection with machete attack on neighbour’s dog
*Two charges against O’Callaghan were withdrawn. GARDAÍ have dropped charges against a man charged in connection with a machete attack on a neighbour’s dog during a disturbance in a Kilrush estate last September.
Leaving Cert student pleads guilty to assaulting man at protest against rumoured new accommodation for asylum seekers in Corofin
*A protest held in Scool, Corofin. Photograph: John Mangan A 19-year old Leaving Cert student has pleaded guilty to the assault causing harm of a man in his sixties at a protest against a rumoured new accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Co Clare last year.
Irish & history teacher escapes conviction over Gaza war protest at Shannon Airport
*Daithi Mac An Bhaird (extreme left) with a number of supporters outside Ennis courthouse after he escaped a conviction arising from a protest he attended against the war in Gaza at Shannon airport last November. A 46-year old Irish and history teacher protesting at Shannon Airport over the war in Gaza has escaped a conviction.
19 year old charged with assault of man (60s) at minsinformed Corofin protest against asylum seeker accommodation
*The property in Scool, Corofin which was the subject of misinformation as a rumoured accommodation centre for asylum seekers. Photograph: John Mangan A 19-year old Ennis man has appeared in court charged with the assault causing harm of a man in his 60s at a protest against a rumoured new accommodation centre for asylum seekers …
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.
Passports of ‘terrified’ Chinese nationals ‘disappeared’ after boarding flight to Shannon Airport
*Shannon Airport TWO ‘terrified’ Chinese nationals were effectively captives of the Irish people since they were found hiding in toilets at Shannon Airport.