No jail time for teen for striking hurler with glass

An 18-year-old Ennis youth who struck former Clare hurler Alan Markham with a beer glass in an unprovoked attack yesterday walked free from court.

No jail time for teen for striking hurler with glass

In Christmas of last year, the Munster senior title winning hurler turned up at Ennis Garda station with his head bloodied and bruised after being struck by a beer glass and a stick.

In the case, Jordan Whelan, 18, of Dun na hInse, Ennis, pleaded guilty to robbing Mr Markham of €75 on December 21 at the Coláiste Muire in Ennis.

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