Farmer left ‘menacing’ voicemail after road run-in

A farmer, in a foul-mouthed and rambling rant, told another farmer he would throw him under a tractor after a “run-in” on a country road.

John Keane, aged 43, of Clahansavane, Carrigaholt, Co Clare, pleaded guilty to sending the “menacing and grossly offensive” message over the phone to Eoin Gibson on August 15 last year.

He left a voicemail following an incident when Keane’s car, towing a slurry tank, came up against Mr Gibson’s tractor, towing a low loader with a track machine digger and a silage fork attached, on a narrow road.