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A CZECH national has been found guilty of having heroin for sale or supply in Ennis almost two years ago.

At Ennis District Court on Tuesday, Zoltan Parci (20) pleaded guilty to possession of heroin at his home at Dun Na hInse, Lahinch Road, Ennis, in August 2012. However he denied a separate charge of having heroin for sale or supply.

Detective Garda Dominic Regan of Ennis Garda Station told the court that eight wraps, or deals, of heroin were found in a small children’s bag during a search of the accused’s home.

A small amount of cannabis and plastic cut offs were also discovered. He said Mr Parci denied having heroin for sale or supply but admitted smoking the drug.

Det Gda Regan said he has worked with the Clare Divisional Drugs Unit for eight years and that in his opinion; the heroin was bagged for sale.

He said the gram of heroin recovered was worth € 142.

“My opinion would be the quantity is not consistent with personal use,” added Det Regan.

The detective told the court he did not find evidence of heroin use in the house and that the accused did not strike him as a heroin user.

Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey said she was not going into evidence and her client would not be giving evidence.

She said an interpreter may have been required but Mr Parci had instructed her not to seek an adjournment.

She applied to have the charge dismissed, saying none of the paraphernalia normally associated with drug dealing such as weighing scales and tick list were found.

Judge Patrick Durcan said he was satisfied the State has established a prima fascia case against the accused.

“I accordingly proceed to convict your client,” he said.

Mr Parci has no previous convictions except for some road traffic offences, the court heard.

Ms Godfrey said her client, a father of two, started smoking cannabis before moving onto heroin.

She said Mr Parci recently finished a course in computers.

Ms Godfrey asked the court to consider the involvement of the Probation Services or the imposition of a community services order.

Judge Durcan ordered the accused to pay € 150 to the court poor box in respect of the possession charge.

He said he would strike out the charge if the money is paid by September 3. He convicted and fined Mr Parci € 500 for having heroin for sale or supply.

Bridie O’ROURKE (née Callinan)
, Knockagonnell, Inagh. Funeral mass today (Tuesday) at 11amat Inagh Chucrch, followed by burial in the adjoining cemetery. May she rest in peace.

Mary KELLY (née Meade)
, 65 College Green, Ennis. Formerly of Crahera, Kildysart and London. Funeral mass onTuesday at 11amat Ennis Cathedral, followed by interment in Kilchreest Cementery. Family flowers only, donations if desired to Cahercalla Community Hospital. May she rest in peace.

Brendan MCLOUGHLIN
, 10 Girroga Heights, Gort Road, Ennis, (Ex Irish Avation Authority). Laid to rest inTemplemaley Cemetery. May he rest in peace.

Eileen O’BOYLE
, QuiltyWest, Quilty. Suddenly. Laid to rest in Quilty. May she rest in peace.

Kingsmill (KEN) PENNEFATHER
, 91 Cluain Airne, Shannon. Laid to rest in Illaumanagh Cemetery, Shannon. May he rest in peace.

Seán NEYLON
, Drimanure, Kilmaley. Peacefully, at St Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis. Laid to rest in Kilmaley Cemetery. May he rest in peace.

Michael HEHIR
, Church Street, Kilmihil. Laid to rest in Kilmihil. Donations in lieu to the Dialysis Unit, Regional Hospital, Limerick. May he rest in peace.

Mary LERNIHAN (née Reidy)
, Ballinagun, Cree. Peacefully. Laid to rest in LeitrimCemetery. May she rest in peace.

Michael O’BRIEN
, Church Street, Ennistymon, Laid to rest in the Old Cemetery, Ennistymon. Donations, if desired, to the Friends of Ennistymon Hospital. May he rest in peace.

John HARNEY
, Boston,Tubber. Peacefully at the Galway Clinic. Laid to rest in Mungret Cemetery. Donations, if desired, to the Galway Hospice Foundation. May he rest in peace.

Kathleen LENIHAN (née O Dea)
, Coolnahilla O’Callaghan’s Mills and Rathbeg Sixmilebridge, Better known as Cathy, in her 93rd year.Laid to rest in Killuran Cemetery. May she rest in peace.

Sean O’CALLAGHAN
, Carowbane, Knock andWoodroad, Cratloe. Peacefully at Cahercalla Hospice Ennis. Laid to rest in Bunratty Cemetery. Donations if desired to Cahercalla Hospice. May he rest in peace.

Trudy RODGERS (née Mullan)
, Bristol, England and Scariff. Laid to rest in the NewCemetery, Moynoe. Donations, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society. May she rest in peace.

Yvonne O’GORMAN (née Browne)
,Ardnacrusha. Formerly of Truagh Castle,ArdnaCrusha. Peacefully at Cork University Hospital. Laid to rest at Kilbehenny in Cork. May she rest in peace.

THE heartbroken family of a grandmother who died in a tragic accident outside a shopping centre in Ennis have thanked members of the public who attempted to save her life.

Josephine Lucas (74) died after she was rolled over by her reversing silver Mazda car in the car park of Aldi Shopping Centre on Francis Street on February 23.

Members of the public, including an off duty nurse, off duty fireman and off duty paramedic, were on the scene and attempted to resuscitate.

Ms Lucas, who had been shopping with her two young grandchildren at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. An inquest into her death yesterday found she died from acute cardio respiratory failure secondary to multiple traumatic chest injuries. A jury of four men and two women at Clare Coroner’s Court returned a verdict of accidental death.

At the end of the hearing, the Lucas family’s solicitor William Cahir said the family were extremely grateful for the efforts of those that tried to help Josephine.

He said the family wanted to extend thanks to all the first responders who helped on the afternoon.

In her deposition to the inquest, Mairead Doohan, an off duty nurse, said she was coming out of Aldi at around 13.33 when she noticed a car reverse and hit a footpath.

She said she saw a body lying on the ground. She said the woman had a cut on her head, had no pulse and was unresponsive.

“She was lifeless,” Ms Doohan explained. Ms Doohan said she performed CPR and tried to create an airway for Ms Lucas to breathe.

Gearoid Blake, an off duty station officer at Ennis Fire Station, was also in the area on the day.

He said he phoned an ambulance and performed chest compressions on Ms Lucas as he awaited the arrival of the emergency services.

Andrew Long, an off duty paramedic, said Ms Lucas was initially unresponsive but started to breathe again following CPR.

Mr Long said he went to get basic resuscitation equipment but when he returned, Ms Lucas had stopped breathing. Garda Niall Cosgrave of Ennis Garda Station said he studied CCTV footage of the area to retrace Ms Lucas’ final moments.

A report by pathologist Dr Elizabeth Mulcahy found that the cause of death was acute cardio respiratory failure secondary to multiple traumatic chest injuries consistent with a road traffic accident.

The jury returned a verdict of accidental death. County Coroner Isobel O’Dea said that a Garda report referred to the incident as a “freak accident”. She extended her sympathies to the Lucas family. She said the difficulties experienced by the family went “beyond description”.

Inspector John O’Sullivan extended sympathies on behalf of the gardaí on this “tragic accident”. The forewoman of the jury also extended the jury’s sympathies.

AN unemployed electrician whom a court heard spent € 700 a week on drugs has been sentenced to 11 months in prison.

Shane Kerin (26) became involved in drug dealing in order to fund his own habits, Ennis District Court heard on Tuesday.

Mr Kerin, with addresses at Connolly Villas, Ennis, and Stonecourt, Ennis, pleaded guilty to multiple drugs offences committed between April and October, 2013.

He pleaded guilty to being in possession of cocaine at Ennis Garda Station on April 9; possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Connolly Villas on April 25 and possession of cannabis and possession of cocaine also at Connolly Villas on April 25;

He further admitted charges of possession of cannabis and possession of cannabis for sale or supply at Gort Road, Ennis on October 13.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of driving without due care or attention

Detective Garda Dominic Regan of Ennis Garda Station explained Mr Kerin drove away from gardaí at speed when they attempted to stop him on the night in question.

The court heard he was eventually halted near the Aughanteeroe hous- ing estate. Mr Kerin pleaded guilty to using a forged prescription at Flynn’s Pharmacy, Gort Road, Ennis, on October 15. The court heard he altered the prescription to include the addition of 90 xanax tablets.

He further admitted a charge of having cocaine for sale or supply at Sandfield Hall, Ennis on October 24.

Defence solicitor John Casey said his client’s father died in tragic circumstances when he was young. He said Mr Kerin left school at 16 but qualified as an electrician. He said Mr Kerin, normally a nice, quite young man, started smoking cannabis before moving onto prescription drugs, cocaine and then heroin.

Mr Casey said his client’s condition deteriorated in recent months.

“He has gone down. And the only way I can describe it is like speaking to someone under water,” Mr Casey explained.

He said a report furnished to the court disclosed that Mr Kerin was spending € 100 a day on drugs.

Judge Patrick Durcan said there was no evidence Mr Kerin had won the Lotto. He said the € 700 had to come from somewhere. Mr Casey said Mr Kerin sold drugs in order to support his habit.

He urged the court to follow the recommendation of the Probation Services and adjourn the matter for three months to allow his client to re-engage with addiction treatment services.

Judge Durcan said he was not impressed that the accused had not engaged fully with the services to take the steps required to deal with his addiction.

Asked for his view on the accused’s situation, Det Gda Regan said Mr Kerin has a “serious heroin addiction”. He said he could not see Mr Kerin’s life improving until he beats the addiction.

Judge Durcan said this was a young man who committed “very serious offences”.

The Judge said that he was not satisfied on the basis of the evidence that Mr Kerin has engaged in any meaningful way with the services.

He said he was not prepared to accept the recommendations of the Probation Services, neither was he compelled by the arguments of the defence.

In sentencing, Jude Durcan also noted the accused was spending € 700 a week on drugs.

He said he was drawn to the conclusion that that burden was in some way borne by society.

He imposed sentences totalling 11 months and fixed recognizance’s in the event Mr Kerin decides to appeal.

A WEST Clare farmer has won rave reviews for developing a tractor that can be operated by remote control, allowing him to farm the land from the comfort of his own home.

Miltown Malbay man Michael Shannon has combined his passion for farming and machinery to develop his remote controlled tractor in what has been a labour of love over many years.

In what has been hailed as an unbelievable feat of engineering, Mr Shannon has taken a tractor that’s over 30 years old, remodelled and modified it so it can operate at the flick of a switch.

Now the 1983 registered Massey Ferguson MF250 is fully operational using a remote control device and can be let loose to work away on his family farm in Miltown Malbay.

It was Michael’s ambition when he gave up being a tractor dealer ten years ago to develop a fully working, reliable remotely operated tractor.

The farmer, along with son Tony, totally overhauled the engine and hydraulic systems as well as painstakingly redoing the wiring to make his dream possible. Not only can it be used remotely and with a human physically sitting on it, it can also run with the use of a Garmin GPS unit.

If a field is digitally mapped, you can let this tractor off by itself and it’ll spread fertilizer using GPS coordinates. “Once it’s set up to go the machine will spread to the required width and then return to the gate and stop in order to be driven home by a human on the road,” Mr Shannon revealed.

A VERDICT of accidental death has been returned at the inquest into the death of a Polish man in Ennis last year. The body of 38-year-old Thomas Nowakowski was found near a speed bump in Tobertascáin on May 15, 2013. The fast food worker had lived in Ireland with his wife for six years. The inquest into his death was opened at Clare County Coroner’s Court in Ennis in May.

A report from State Pathologist, Marie Cassidy found the cause of death was crush injuries to chest and pelvis consistent with a crush under the weight of a car. Acute alcohol intoxication was given as a contributory factor. The inquest resumed yesterday and heard from Henryk Orzeih, a friend of Mr Nowakowski and his wife, Patrycja.

Mr Orzeih said he knew the couple from when they worked in the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis. In his deposition, he said he drove Patrycja to Dublin Airport on the day of the accident as she was flying home to Poland for a holiday.

He said Mr Nowakowski called to his house later that night in a drunken state. The inquest heard the friends sat for three hours drinking coffee before Mr Orzeih drove his friend back to his house at Tober Beag, Toberteascáin, Ennis. He said the last time he saw Mr Nowakowski alive was when he exited from the rear of the car in an agitated state. The inquest heard that Ennis man Kevin Brennan was driving from Toberteascáin towards St Michael’s when he saw Mr Nowakowski lying just off the side of a speed bump.

Mr Brennan said he stopped the car and performed chest compressions on the man who was unresponsive. He said he flagged down a passing car for assistance. The emergency services were called and were soon on the scene.

Sgt Sandra Heelan told the inquest she attended the scene and carried out an investigation into the incident.

A mother of 10, Shirley Doherty, with an address at Tara Lawns, Belcamp, Coolock, Dublin, subsequently came forward admitted she was the driver of a grey Vauxhall Zafira that struck Mr Nowakowski on the night.

The 37 year old was prosecuted in the District Court where she pleaded guilty to being the driver a vehicle that was involved in the occurrence of an injury to one Tomas Nowakowski and failing to give on demand the appropriate information as required. She further admitted failing to stop her car on the night in questions. She received fines totalling € 1,000.

Sgt Heelan was cross examined on her evidence by counsel for the deceased’s wife, Lorcan Connolly BL.

Counsel questioned Sgt Heelan on the position of the body relative to the location of his nearby home. He said Mr Nowakowski was found lying on the side of the opposite to where he lived.

Mr Connolly said there is “internal conflict” in the movements of the deceased between the time he was dropped off by Mr Orzeih and Mr Brennan’s arrival on the scene.

Brendan Condon, Garda PSV Inspector, carried out an inspection of the car. He said the brakes, lights and tyres were not in good overall condition. There was also a defect with the front wipers while signs of other collisions were also visible.

However he said the condition of the brakes was not a significant factor in this incident.

Clare County Coroner Isobel O’Dea suggested to the jury that they return a verdict of accidental death or death by misadventure. After deliberating for three minutes, the jury returned a verdict of accidental death.

Ms O’Dea, the forewoman of the jury and Inspector John O’Sullivan all extended their sympathies to the deceased’s wife, Patrycja, who was present in court.

AN Ennis dog has become an internet star after his owner posted videos of his exploits on social media sites.

Charlie the beagle has attracted thousands of viewers to his own YouTube Channel and Facebook page. The sites were created by Charlie’s owner Daniel Drzewiecki, a Lithuanian man who works at a shop in Ennis.

Daniel and his partner Julia bought Charlie three years ago and started teaching him tricks and tasks.

Charlie formed a special bond with the couple’s daughter, Laura Olivia, who also features in the popular videos.

They began filming their canine companion as he helped them care for her – rocking her cradle back and forth, and even assisting Julia with diaper changing.

A video that shows Charlie bringing toys and household items to the five-month-old baby after accidentally making her cry has attracted hundreds of thousands of views on the video sharing website, YouTube.

Daniel set up a YouTube channel for Charlie last January.

When the couple’s daughter was born, it became a way of sharing videos with family in Lithuania and to collecting footage for Laura Olivia to have when she’s older.

Charlie’s YouTube channel currently has over 20,000 subscribers, and his Facebook page is nearing 13,000 likes. Daniel said he has been blown away by the response to the video.

“I just put it up on YouTube and nothing was happening for a long time but then it started to go up bit by bit,” he explained,

“The number of people looking at it started to grow and all of sudden, it exploded.

“It was shared by a couple of websites and that brought more people to it. It’s been amazing, the number of people that have looked at the videos.”

Last year, the animal loving cou- ple were plagued by pranksters after launching a poster appeal to find their missing pet ferret.

OVER four months after Clare County Council applied to the Office of Public Works for funding for remedial works in respect of the extensive storm damage suffered in the county at the turn of the year, the Clare authority are still awaiting a definite answer from the OPW.

Included in the submission was a request for funding of € 12.1m in respect of strengthening coastal protection works, including at Cloughaninchy where property and land were damaged by unprecedented storm surges.

Over the past days residents of Cloughaninchy in West Clare, an area the Council listed as a priority in their submission to the OPW, have made their feelings known to local TDs and councillors about the delay and uncertainty.

However it is still not clear as to when the OPW will issue a response.

According to Fianna Fail TD Timmy Dooley, the residents of Cloughaninchy are just the latest victims of some electoral politics:

“In the immediate aftermath of the storms we had a succession of Government ministers coming down to Clare being photographed with those that had suffered hardship, dangling the promise of funds to repair and strengthen the coastal defences,” Dooley told The Clare People on Monday after meeting with the Cloughaninchy locals.

“Once the local elections were over however the funding has not been forthcoming.

“This was soft talk with no followup delivery.

“Clare County Council can’t print the money needed, they have already carried out the repair work, the Government now needs to make good on the commitments they made to the people of West Clare,” Dooley added.

A SOLID link connecting the Burren and the Lord of the Rings may finally have been established following extensive research by a Northern Irish scholar.

Dr Liam Campbell has studied a number of edits undertaken on JRR Tolkien classic fantasy novel between 1949 and 1954, when it was first published. By painstakingly cross-referencing the individual edits with known visits by JRR Tolkien to North Clare, Campbell believes he has, for once and for all, proved the connection.

According to Dr Campbell, who will speak at next month’s Burren Tolkien Society Festival, some of the discovered passages read like a virtual road map to the Burren.

“I have evidence of late passages which were put into the book in the 1950s by Tolkien. Once you are aware of the chronology of the book, and when he edited certain section, you can see some of the later edits which when written up read like a road map to the Burren,” said Dr Campbell.

“Many people say that the Lord of the Ring was finished in 1948, before his visits to Ireland, but I also uncovered a letter between Tolkien and his editor from April of 1953 in which he says ‘at last I have finished the book’.

“I know that he did a major rewrite of the whole book in 1952 with his son, and that took place after he came to the Burren and experienced the place.”

Dr Campbell will reveal specific passages from the book, which is the second most published book of all time, which have a distinctive Burren influence, and is keeping the exact details close to his chest until the Burren Tolkien Society Festival in August.

“It is true to say that if I was to read some passages to you, and told you it was a tourist guide to the Burren, you would not bat an eye lid. I can’t speak on which sections of the book have these passages but I will reveal that during the talk,” continued Dr Campbell.

“There is a deep connection between the book and the Celtic mythology. I would almost say that so much of the information about the Elves in the book comes almost directly from Celtic mythology.”

For more on the Burren Tolkien Society visit www.burrentolkiensociety.ie.

AN ENNIS man who stole bottles of spirits from Dunnes Stores has avoided jail but has been ordered to do some “pick and spade” work around the town. At Ennis District Court on Wednesday, Patrick McCarthy (21) was ordered to do 200 hours of community service in lieu of four months in prison, after pleading guilty to theft and public order offences.

Mr McCarthy admitted stealing bottles of vodka, Jack Daniels whis- key and Captain Morgan’s rum from Dunne Stores on February 4.

He further admitted stealing rum and whiskey from Dunnes Stores on February 9. Those bottles were later recovered, the court heard.

Mr McCarthy, with addresses at Woodlawn, Lahinch Road, Ennis and Ballaghboy Halting Site, Quin Road, Ennis, also pleaded guilty to being intoxicated to such an extent to be in breach of the public order act at Ballaghboy on May 14.

After being told Mr McCarthy had a number of previous convictions for theft, public order and drugs offences, Judge Patrick Durcan said the accused had an “appalling record”.

“He’s got a masters degree at this stage”, Judge Durcan said.

Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey told the court her client had a very difficult childhood. She said Mr McCarthy started taking head shop type drugs, aged 15 and has had serious problems with alcoholism.

The court was told he is currently awaiting sentence in the Circuit Court on a criminal damage matter.

Judge Patrick Durcan imposed pris- on sentences totaling four months but substituted them for 200 hours of community service.

He said this was a time of the year when Ennis is in competition for the Tidy Towns.

The Judge said he was sure the local authorities in Ennis would appreciate a few “pick and spade merchants” doing work around the town.

He remanded Mr McCarthy on continuing bail to appear again at Ennis District Court on September 17 for a pre-sentence report from the Probation Services.

A MAN who threw a pint glass at a car during an altercation outside a country and western concert in Ennis has received a suspended prison sentence.

Martin McDonagh (19) hurled the glass at a car containing two people outside Treacy’s West County Hotel on June 8, 2014 Ennis District Court heard on Wednesday.

The incident occured while singer Nathan Carter was performing inside the Limerick Road venue.

Inspector Tom Kennedy told the court Mr McDonagh was refused entry to the concert.

He said the accused went out to the car park where he became embroiled in a verbal argument with two people in a car.

The court heard the two people were shouting at McDonagh, saying they were going to fight him.

Insp Kennedy said Mr McDonagh responded by calling them “scumbags”.

The gardaí were called. Mr McDonagh was restrained by two detec- tives but managed to escape and pick up a pint glass, which he threw at the car. No one was injured.

Mr McDonagh, with an address at Drumbiggle Drive, Ennis, pleaded guilty to engaging in behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.

A charge of criminal damage against him was struck out following an application from the State.

Defence solicitor William Cahir said his client was not intoxicated on the night.

He said Mr McDonagh was previously involved in another case where he assisted the gardaí. He said that was why the people in the car verbally abused his client.

He said Mr McDonagh “let fly” with the pint glass out of “pure frustration”.

Mr Cahir said there was never any risk of anyone getting hit by the glass.

“He fully accepts he should not have done it”, he added.

Mr Cahir said his client intends moving to Galway with his wife.

Judge Patrick Durcan said he does not like incidents where people throw glasses.

Mr Cahir told the Judge that Mr McDonagh did not intend using the glass as a rocket.

“It was flung in frustration”, he added.

Mr Cahir said his client was a witness in a different case and may have been put under pressure from other sides.

The court heard he has never been involved in any disputes in Ennis.

Asked for his view on the incident, Insp Kennedy said;

“It’s hard to determine what his intentions were with the glass but he let it go one way or the other”.

Judge Durcan imposed a two-month sentence but suspended it on condition Mr McDonagh be law abiding.

In sentencing, Judge Durcan said he was taking into consideration a number of factors, including the accused’s age and the fact the glass had been thrown at a car and not a person.

He told Mr McDonagh was a “very lucky young man” not to be going to prison. A MA N accused of attempted robbery at a shop in Shannon last month has denied the charge. Ger Delaney (28), with an address at Rossbracken, Shannon, appeared before Ennis District Court on Wednesday. He is charged with attempting to rob money froma female staff member at Mace stores, Ballycasey Crescent, Shannon on June 24. During a bail application, Mr Delaney told the court,“I’mcontesting this charge. I did not commit this offence.” The State opposed the bail application brought be defence solicitor John Casey. Det Sgt Kevin O’Hagan of Shannon Garda Station outlined the grounds for the State’s opposition to bail. He said these included the seriousness of the alleged offence and alleged strength of the alleged evidence. Det Sgt O’Hagan said it is alleged that Mr Delaney entered the shop brandishing a kitchen knife.The court heard that staff resisted demands for money to be handed over. Det Sgt O’Hagan said customers in the shop at time intervened and forced the man alleged to be Mr Delaney, fromthe shop. Mr Casey cross-examined Det Sgt O’Hagan. Mr Delaney also gave evidence. He urged Judge Patrick Durcan to release himon bail. “I’mcontesting this charge. I did not commit this offence”, he added. Judge Durcan said that he was satisfied on the basis of Det Sgt O’Hagan’s evidence that he could refuse bail. He remanded Mr Delaney in custody to appear again in court on August 11. Inspector TomKennedy said directions fromthe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) are awaited in the case. A MA N has pleaded guilty to having heroin for sale or supply in Ennis last year. Gardaí discovered heroin valued at €492 and cannabis worth €125 at the then home of Mao Kimbadi (41) in Sandfield Hall, Ennis on October 24, 2013. Details of the raid were heard at Ennis District Court onWednesday. Inspector TomKennedy told the court gardaí found 24 individual deals of heroin in the kitchen of the premises.A quantity of cannabis was also discovered. Mr Kimbadi pleaded guilty to two charges – having diamorphine for sale or supply and having cannabis for sale or supply. Defence solicitor John Casey said his client made full and frank admissions in respect of the offences. He said Mr Kimbadi sold the drugs to feed his own habit. “He’s a hopeless heroin addict caught up in a cycle”, added Mr Casey. Mr Casey described Mr Kimbadi as being on the “lowest rung of the ladder” when it comes to drug dealing. Mr Kimbadi has previous convictions for theft and drugs offences. He is currently serving a six month prison sentence. Judge Patrick Durcan adjourned sentencing to November 25. He also ordered a report fromthe Probation services. A MA N has been remanded in custody after being charged in connection with a disturbance that occurred at a house in Kilkee this month. Ciaran Fitzgerald (24) is facing five charges arising fromalleged incidents at his home at Erin Street, Kilkee and Kilrush Garda Station on July 17. Mr Fitzgerald appeared before Ennis District Court on Friday where Garda Eoin Daly gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution. Mr Fitzgerald is charged with four alleged offences arising fromhis alleged behaviour at Erin Street. He is charged with engaging in behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace. He is facing two separate charges of assaulting two different women. He is also charged with the criminal damage of a glass mirror. He is further alleged to have caused criminal damage to a cell at Kilrush Garda Station by allegedly urinating on the cell floor. Legal aid was approved for solicitor Fiona Hehir. Ms Hehir told the court she did not have a bail application at this stage. Judge Patrick Durcan remanded Mr Fitzgerald in custody to appear again at Ennis District Court tomorrow.