A round-up of today's other stories in brief
Four arrested after man stabbed in Ennis apartment
Four people have been arrested following an assault in Ennis on Sunday night which left a man in hospital with serious injuries. The 25-year-old victim sustained neck, back and chest wounds in the stabbing which occurred at an apartment at Parnell Court in the Summerhill area of the town. A second man, who was later arrested by gardaí, sustained a stab wound to a leg during the incident.
Three further arrests were made yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 3pm, gardaí detained two women and a man under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act and took them to Ennis Garda station for questioning.
Gardaí were called to the scene of a disturbance at about 11.45pm and discovered a man in the street with serious injuries. The critically injured man was taken to the Mid- Western Regional Hospital in Limerick where he continued to receive treatment last night. His condition has been described as “stable” while his injuries are no longer believed to be life-threatening.
Retrial sought in manslaughter case
The State is to seek a retrial in the case of a man charged with the manslaughter of Garda Robbie McCallion.
A jury in the trial of Jamie McGrenaghan (19), Gortnacra, Kerrykeel, Co Donegal, could not reach a verdict in the case on Friday last.
Alex Owens SC, prosecuting, yesterday said he would be seeking a retrial in the case.
McGrenagahan has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and to stealing a car and has been found guilty of causing reckless endangerment when he drove a car at gardaí on March 26th, 2009. Judge John O’Hagan remanded him in custody.
Landfill to cost 20m over 15 years
Clare County Council’s loss-making landfill is set to cost the local authority €20 million over 15 years even if it shuts down next year.
At a special council meeting yesterday on the recommendation to close the Inagh landfill by management, senior official Paul Moroney said the council would pay loan charges of €2 million for the next four to five years on the facility. After that the council’s annual costs would fall to €1.5 million per annum and further before loan charges were paid off in 2023-24.
A report from Mr Moroney shows the council will continue to pay about €250,000 per annum from 2026 to 2042 on legacy costs associated with the landfill.
At yesterday’s meeting, Martin Conway (FG) said the landfill has been “the biggest mistake the council has ever made”.
County manager Tom Coughlan recommended that the landfilling should cease after the current phase reached capacity. The bottom line was that there was not sufficient income at the site to meet the costs of operating it.
Third arson attack on Clare convent
Gardaí are investigating a third arson attack on an unoccupied convent in Co Clare after a fire destroyed a complete wing of the historic building in the early hours of Friday morning last.
Fire crews were called back to the former residence of Sisters of Mercy in Ennistymon for a third time late on Sunday after a fire broke out in the main building. The fire was brought under control by fire crews.
Following the first outbreak last Friday, six units of the fire brigade from Ennistymon and Ennis battled for several hours to save the main building and kept the blaze contained to the east wing, which was destroyed.