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Beaten out of Clare THE family of a man beaten in a savage assault in Lahinch say justice has not been done - after his attacker walked free from a court.27-year-old Cezary Leszczynski (pictured above), a Polish national, was knocked unconscious after an unprovoked attack as he withdrew cash from a cash dispensing machine on Main Street, Lahinch, on April 28, 2009.Six... Read more |
Healer claims women should not look for lumps A Clare healer, who has been credited with helping cure Riverdance star, Michael Flatley has come under criticism for advice to women not to check their breasts for lumps.Ennis-based bio-plexus healer, Michael O’Doherty, says in his new book that women shouldn’t look for lumps in their breasts as looking for them and expecting to find them may caus... Read more |
Sharon’s appeal set for Thursday SHARON Collins, who is serving a six-year jail term for conspiring to murder her partner and his two sons, will have her appeal heard later this week at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Dublin.Collins (46), formerly of Ballybeg House, Kildysart Road, Ennis, was also convicted of soliciting a poker dealer to murder her partner PJ Howard and his two s... Read more |
Call for student drug test Addiction expert calls for mandatory drug tests in Clare secondary schoolsCLARE’S leading expert on addiction treatment has called for drug testing to be introduced into the county’s 19 secondary schools.Treatment manager at the Bushypark Addiction Centre Frank Hunt told The Clare People yesterday that the youth drug problem in Clare has become so ... Read more |
Bishop stands by funeral ban A SPOKESMAN for the Diocese of Galway stated yesterday that its policy of not permitting its churches to be used as funeral homes has not changed.This was in response to Licannor parish priest, Fr Denis Crosby, telling parishioners at the weekend that if they want their loved one to repose in the church the night before a funeral, he will not turn ... Read more |
No fire sale after Keco closure THE receiver appointed to take over the affairs of Keco Construction Ltd said that there will be no fire sale of the company’s housing stock or land.Tom Doheny of the Limerick office of Deloitte was appointed after the company went into receivership last month. Speaking to The Clare People, Mr Doheny said, “There is no intention to have a fire sale... Read more |
Accused denies assault A JUDGE will rule next month whether a Mullagh man is guilty of assault during a late night incident in Lahinch.Noel Moroney (23), of Carrowlagan, Mullagh, is charged with assaulting Christopher Collins and also public order, arising out of an incident on Main Street, Lahinch, in the early hours of December 20 last.However, he pleaded not guilty an... Read more |
‘Call hitting bum note with council CLARE County Council is to write to the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) asking for them to scrap the singing of Ireland’s Call at all Irish international rugby matches in favour of singing Amhrán na bhFiann at both home and away matches.At last night’s monthly meeting of Clare County Council, Ireland’s Call was described as a “bastard anthem” and... Read more |