Two people charged in connection with alleged illegal money lending in Kilrush have been returned for trial to Ennis Circuit Court.

Four people accused of unlawful moneylending in a Clare town have agreed to an exclusion zone around their local post office on dole days.

Two brothers have received three-year sentences for a vicious assault on a man beaten into submission over an alleged money debt.

A picturesque village which regularly captures national attention through the Tidy Towns competition is fighting for its survival.