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Uisce Éireann to pay over €15,000 after 'very significant fish kill'
By Gordon Deegan An iron sludge discharge from a ’no longer fit for purpose’ water treatment plant operated by Uisce...
Ennis District Court
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Court: Farmer charged with dangerous driving of tractor
By Gordon Deegan A Co. Clare farmer has appeared in court charged with drink driving and dangerous driving while driving...
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Clare farmer faces charges for incident at Ennis Mart
By Gordon Deegan A farmer son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged...
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Land dispute: Court hears that farmer lost 'large piece' of his ear
By Gordon Deegan An east Clare farmer was left with a “large piece” of his ear missing after a farm...
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Court hears farmer allegedly caused €50,000 worth of damage to his mother's home
By Gordon Deegan A 53-year old west Clare farmer caused over €50,000 worth of damage to his mother’s home with...
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Co. Clare farmer fined for green diesel in jeep
By Gordon Deegan A Co. Clare farmer who escaped jail for animal neglect earlier this year has been fined €2,500...
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Court hears Clare farmer lost out on farm grants after TB investigation
By Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer has lost out on around €20,000 in farm grants due to a Department...
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West Clare farmer to plead not guilty in alleged criminal damage case
by Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer is to plead ‘not guilty’ to a criminal damage charge that arises from an...
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Clare court case over alleged infertile bull struck out
By Gordon Deegan A row between two north Clare landowners over an alleged ‘infertile bull’ has been struck out in...
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West Clare farmer now in prison 4 months over family property dispute
By Gordon Deegan A west Clare farmer and father of six children has now spent more than four months on...
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Farmer given 1 day to move stock off land - or face jail
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told a farmer in north Co. Clare that if he hasn’t removed 14 ewes...