*The case came before Kilrush District Court. A JUDGE has told a man who punched and head-butted his then partner after she refused to have sex him on different dates that he is very concerned for the man’s future partners.
*Ennis Garda Station. A GARDA charged with the unauthorised disclosure of Garda PULSE personal data on 14 individuals to a co-accused charged with a drug trafficking offence has been sent forward for trial.
*Licence fee income received by RTÉ last year was down €17.3m A CLARE pharma worker has stood up in court to tell a judge that he will not paying his TV licence or any fines for not doing so because of “the corruption in RTÉ”.
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: John Mangan FORMER All-Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan was today sent forward for trial concerning an alleged “stick assault” on a 12 year old boy.
*An Aer Lingus flight taking off from Shannon Airport. A JUDGE has asked Aer Lingus to provide the costs of having to return a transatlantic aircraft to Shannon due to the presence of an alleged unruly passenger on board.
*Photograph: John Mangan A 38-year old Clare man has appeared in court charged with the unlawful possession of 36 videos and 77 images of child pornography.
*Shannon Airport TWO ‘terrified’ Chinese nationals were effectively captives of the Irish people since they were found hiding in toilets at Shannon Airport.
*The Auburn Lodge. A THRASHED hotel room in Ennis by a “berserk” Limerick man “was like the Oasis family home after Christmas Day” a court has heard.
*The matter came before Killaloe District Court. A JUDGE has imposed a one month prison term on an intruder who bit the buttocks of a married woman during the course of a late night assault at her family home.
*Photograph: John Mangan A MAN accused of sexually assaulting a girl has obtained a restraining court order against the girl’s parents from stalking him.
