‘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.
Ennis District Court
‘Typical country lad’ who acted as drugs courier in West Clare facing stiff sentence
*Photograph: John Mangan A ‘typical country lad’ who acted as a local drugs courier in West Clare is facing a ‘stiff’ sentence for a drugs offence, a court has heard.
Judge convicts prominent anti-immigrant activist Philip Dwyer of trespass at Magowna House
*Gardaí at Magowna House. Photograph: John Mangan A JUDGE has convicted prominent anti-immigrant activist, Philip Dwyer of trespass at a then new direct provision centre for International Protection (IP) applicants at Magowna House at Inch in May 2023.
75 year old Lissycasey man charged with helping illegal entry of 22 year old woman he met online into Ireland
*The matter was before Ennis District Court. A 75-year old Clare man provided a fraudulent French ID card to a 22 year old woman he met online in order to assist her to gain illegal entry into Ireland last year, it has been alleged in court.
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.
Ennis carpenter accused of carrying out claw-hammer assault on Clarecastle man in front of his two children
*The assault took place in February. A 45-year old Ennis carpenter has appeared in court charged in connection with a claw-hammer assault on a man at his home in front of the alleged victim’s two children, aged 12 and 10.
€1m in property stolen and damaged in burglary spree across Clare, Limerick & Galway
*A significant Garda investigation has compiled a report of 200 pages with 180 witness statements. A SENIOR Garda has told a court that an estimated €1m in value in property has been allegedly stolen or damaged in a spate of burglaries across Limerick, Clare and Galway.
Daughter in law seeks civil restraining order against her in-laws
*The matter was before Ennis District Court. A DAUGHTER in law seeking a civil restraining order against her in-laws has prompted a judge to say “let’s not destroy an entire family. We have to try to defuse the grenade here”.
Interim civil restraining order imposed on two Clare farmers
*Both farmers are to attend court this Wednesday. A JUDGE has ordered that two Clare farmers not go within 200 metres of a couple’s home in the county after hearing that the couple have been subject to alleged ‘bully-boy tactics’.
