A mother of two told a court yesterday her 67-year-old neighbour destroyed her life and that she was now a prisoner in her own home.

A jury last night found a 67-year-old Co Clare man guilty of threatening to kill his neighbour.

A 67-year-old Co Clare man told gardaí that he never threatened to kill his neighbour, but instead asked him to smile.

A couple in their 60s who are married with seven grown-up children yesterday went on trial for harassing their younger neighbour over a six-year period.

Tears and joy as wheelchair-bound Nicole receives new puppy, just days after losing her beloved assistance dog.

Eddie Dunbar is still in the race leader’s yellow jersey after stage three of the Stena Ireland International Junior Tour yesterday was won by Matthew Teggart of the Nicolas Roche Performance Team.

Two men died yesterday morning when the lorry they were travelling in lost control and crashed.

A married couple have gone on trial for the harassment of their neighbours over a six-year period.

An 18-year old Leaving Certificate student guilty of ‘drunk cycling’ “could have caused a terrible accident”, a judge has said.

Chris Horner has wrestled the race leader’s red jersey from the shoulders of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) following a brilliant 19th stage of the Vuelta A Espana yesterday.

A farmer was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for murdering a male student who, the accused claimed, had “made a pass” at him.

A murder trial has heard that the accused thought he had done the world a service by killing the devil and couldn't understand why he was being detained on suspicion of murder.

A woman remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital after a road crash on Saturday — an incident which occurred after four road deaths over the Christmas period.

A woman in her 20s has died following a road traffic collision at Ballylion, Barefield close to Ennis Co Clare shortly before 4pm this afternoon.

Mary Stratford’s first crime investigation was a traffic accident.

Gardaí are questioning two men after a suspected pipe bomb was discovered on the outskirts of Ennis, Co Clare.

A Traveller family living in a leaking, cold caravan was denied help from the State’s homeless unit just before Christmas despite an environmental health officer declaring their living conditions unsafe and inadequate.

A MOTHER-OF-12 is dreading “a sad, lonely Christmas” after her Traveller family is being forced to vacate a roadside encampment.

HE began the game on the bench but by the full-time whistle, Joseph Barry had made a defining contribution in tipping yesterday’s Dr Harty Cup Group C encounter in Charleville, in the direction of St Flannan’s.

A 31-YEAR-OLD Clare man charged with the murder of an Ennis law student is being held at the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum.

CLARE’S mayor, Cllr Christy Curtin, last night spoke of the hurt his family has endured following the death of his nephew, Eoin Ryan.

A CLARE man told gardaí “I killed the devil” after being charged yesterday with the murder of 21-year-old law student Eoin Ryan.

THE father of the late 21-year-old Ennis man Eoin Ryan has said there are no words to describe the hurt the family is going through.

A man is due to appear before a court in Co. Clare to face charges in connection to the murder of Eoin Ryan.

Gardaí are this morning continuing to question a man in his 30s as part of a murder inquiry in Co Clare.

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry after the naked body of a young man was discovered face down in a barrel at a rural farm in Co Clare.

THE Government was yesterday urged to roll out a countrywide network of clinics dedicated to providing therapies for children with special needs.

A Garda’s son, who was jailed for six years for the manslaughter of a talented teenage boxer, has failed in a bid to take his appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court.

Thousands of households around the country are without water today as crews battle to repair leaks, restore supplies and replenish reservoir levels.

A SORT of bring-and-buy, or buy-and-sell is on offer at this Addroon, Ruan, Ennis home — it’s packed to the gunwales with collectibles.

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CLARE County Council has expressed concern that there may be a repeat of an incident last weekend where tankers had to be used to keep a local reservoir topped up because it was unable to meet the demand of over 30,000 consumers.

BALLYOGAN HOUSE is not a property for the average buyer, even if the guide price is half of what it would have been in the boom.

Traffic is slowly returning to normal following an earlier collision on the Main Ennis to Galway road.

A 54-year-old Clare man already serving a life sentence for the murder of a hackney driver has been given six five-year jail terms for other offences related to the murder.

A 54-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of a Clare taxi driver in February 2005.

A Clare man accused of murdering a hackney driver with a hatchet got a 14 year-old boy to help him destroy evidence of the killing, a jury in the Central Criminal Court heard today.

ROSE of Tralee compére Ray D’Arcy believes judges at this year’s contest face an impossible task in picking a winner tomorrow.

WELCOME to the dugout. Michael Moynihan spoke to some of the new managers on the intercounty scene.

HECTIC viewings and up to 18 prospective purchasers within the first week, took auctioneer Helen Gallery by surprise, despite the quality of her product.

A 53-year-old man is due to appear in court in Co Kerry later today charged with murdering Ennis taxi driver Liam Moloney.

Two people remain in garda custody this morning after they were arrested for questioning yesterday in connection with the murder of Ennis taxi driver Liam Moloney.

AN INVESTIGATION into the murder of a hackney driver in Co Clare centred last night on a man seen acting suspiciously near the apartment block where the victim lived.