Portuguese drug mule found with cannabis worth €479k at Shannon Airport jailed for 40 months
*The drugs were seized on April 7th 2024. A JUDGE has jailed a 60-year old Portuguese ‘drugs-mule’ for three years and four months.
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Lisdoonvarna widow ‘trapped in a nightmare’ over husband’s road death & French motorist receives suspended 17 month prison term
*Helga Himmelsbach. Photograph: John Mangan A LISDOONVARNA WIDOW has told a court that her life is broken beyond repair and she in trapped in a nightmare following the death of her husband in a road traffic accident last year.
Kilmihil man found guilty of harassing Garda on Facebook
*The jury returned their verdict on Tuesday. A JURY has found a Kilmihil man guilty of the Facebook harassment of a local garda.
Hospital tells Garda it is 100% likely medical report of Shannon man will be ready to allow trial proceed
*The trial is to continue today. A MAJOR hospital has told a senior Garda that it is “100 percent likely” that a hospital patient report on an alleged victim in a false imprisonment and assault causing harm case will be ready for court on Tuesday (today).
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.
One month suspended prison term for partner of Clare TD
*John Mountaine. Photograph: John Mangan CLARE TD Violet Anne Wynne’s (IND) partner has received a suspended one-month prison term over driving without a driver’s licence.
Gilligan trial unlikely to progress until 2025
*Niall Gilligan. Photograph: Joe Buckley THE STATE is seeking priority in the fixing of a trial date for the assault trial of former All Star and Clare All-Ireland winning hurler Niall Gilligan, a court has heard.
Ennis man escapes jail for ‘very bad decision’ that cost life of friend
*The late Ger Gunning. AN ENNIS plumber has escaped a jail term for the careless driving causing the death of married father of two and GAA coach, Ger Gunning (46).
Get-away driver & jeep ‘cleaner’ jailed for their role in attempted murder of Shannon man Harty at his 21st birthday celebrations
*Danny Harty. A JUDGE has imposed a four year-four month prison term on the get-away driver in the attempted murder of a Shannon man out celebrating his 21st birthday during a music festival in a small Clare town.
Sixmilebridge retailer says she and her staff now operate ‘under a cloud of fear’ after three armed robberies over 10 day period
*Flora Crowe. A SIXMILEBRIDGE retailer has told a court that she and her staff “now operate under a cloud of fear’” after three armed robberies on her businesses over the space of ten days.
