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Man pleads guilty to farmyard assault on brother
By Gordon Deegan A medical professional today (Tuesday, July 18) pleaded guilty to a farmyard assault on his younger brother...
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High Court: Mother and son in dispute over house and land
By Aodhan O’Faolain A dispute between a mother and son over a Co. Kilkenny-based property that includes a guesthouse and...
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Galway farmer not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter
Galway farmer, Michael Scott has been found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter for the killing of his...
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Closing speeches begin at trial of farmer accused of murder
Michael Scott reversed over his 76-year-old aunt Chrissie Treacy in a “deliberate act of murder out of a sense of...
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Court: Farmer accused of murder told gardaí he was in 'fair debt'
Michael Scott, who denies murdering his 76-year-old aunt Chrissie Treacy in Co. Galway in 2018, was “enraged” and said words...
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Solicitor asked farmer accused of murder to stop threatening aunt
A solicitor for Chrissie Treacy wrote to her nephew Michael Scott telling him to stop threatening and intimidating her and...
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Murder trial: HSE raised concerns for pensioner with gardaí
One month before Chrissie Treacy died, the Health Service Executive (HSE) notified gardaí about concerns for her welfare arising out...
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Murder trial hears about issues over land
The difficulties between Chrissie Treacy and her nephew Michael Scott around the issues of land became “more apparent” in the...
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Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
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Murder trial: Friend urged pensioner to go to nursing home for 'safety'
The Central Criminal Court has heard that a friend of Chrissie Treacy encouraged her to move into a retirement home...
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Court: Farmer 'hysterical' after running over aunt with teleporter
A farmer who is accused of murdering his aunt following a long-running dispute over land, took a shotgun from his...
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Photos shown in trial of farmer accused of murdering aunt over land
The jury in the trial of a farmer accused of murdering his aunt in a land dispute has been shown “distressing”...
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Right of way dispute 'ongoing' while court judgement awaited
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told an 80-year-old Co. Clare farmer to keep the peace and to wait for...
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TD's dream home ensnared in decades-long land dispute
By Gordon Deegan Plans by a Fianna Fáil TD and his wife to build their dream family home have become...
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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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Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
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Jury clears man accused of assault in Clare land boundary case
By Gordon Deegan A judge has told two neighbours involved in a land boundary row that “life is too short...
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Judge adjourns land boundary dispute case in Gort
By Gordon Deegan A judge has stated that “war may break out again” in a land boundary dispute between two...
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Farmer charged over shooting in ‘right of way’ feud
A 72-year-old man has been charged with assault after allegedly shooting a fellow farmer on Friday, June 16, in an ongoing dispute over...