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FOUR petrol bombs and quantities of drugs have been seized by gardai, as part of a major investigation into a vicious feud between two Traveller families in Ennis.
The recovery of the items follows an ugly brawl in the Cloughleigh area of Ennis, in which a woman sustained a broken arm, while a man had his jaw broken.
Gardai fear that the feud – which is the latest in a number of Traveller rows to hit the town in recent years – will escalate further.
They are appealing to those in- volved to stop fighting and are con- cerned about the latest sinister twist in the feud.
Peace talks were due to take place in recent days, but gardai are con- tinuing to patrol the area, amid fears that further violence will break out.