At Ennis District Children's Court, the school boy - accompanied by his grandmother - appeared in connection with the unlawful taking possession of three cars and attempt to get into a fourth from Gort in south Galway and Scarriff in east Clare on Wednesday of this week.

At Ennis District Court, Charlene Keenan (28) appeared in connection with being charged with the theft of the €120 Christmas tree from Tesco’s Ennis outlet at Francis Street on November 14th last.

Det Garda Moriarty of Shannon Garda Station said that it will be alleged that at around 9.30am on Saturday, a Ford Transit van entered the apron at Shannon airport and crashed through the exit barrier at speed.

At Ennis District Court on Friday, Johnny Donovan of Bay 3, Rathmichael, Shankill, Co Dublin appeared in connection with four charges arising from the shooting incident at Ballaghboy halting site, Quin Rd, Ennis on Thursday, May 29th last.

At the Children’s Court at Ennis District Court, State Solicitor for Clare, Aisling Casey outlined the State case against the Limerick teen who is now aged 17.

Imposing a €500 fine for the trespass offence on ‘Citizen Journalist’ Philip Dwyer at Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Judge Alec Gabbett said that words used by Mr Dwyer to others on the grounds at Magowna House were ‘unkind’ and "quite unseemly".

Brian Joyce made the alleged ‘light you up’ threat to Mr Hourihan while Mr Joyce’s pregnant partner was driving and their two young children aged 7 and 9 were back seat passengers along with two puppy dogs.

At Ennis Circuit Court, the man - who turns 81 in May - has pleaded guilty to 12 separate counts of indecent assault against the five boys from 1976 to 1981 at four locations in Clare and Limerick.