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Deliberations suspended in murder trial after juror becomes ill

A jury's deliberations in the trial of a Clare man who is accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle were suspended after one of the jurors became ill. The 12 jurors began considering their verdict at midday this Tuesday and spent a total of one ...

30 Jan 2024 at 18:22

National News

Man arrested after a body was discovered in Lisdoonvarna

A man in his 30s has been arrested following the discovery of a man’s body at a home in the west of Ireland. Gardai said they had discovered the body of a man in his 70s “in unexplained circumstances” at a home in Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, on ...

07 Jan 2022 at 17:52

National News

Clare man goes on trial for murdering his elderly uncle

A jury will hear evidence that a 79-year-old widower died after a vicious attack by his nephew, who the State says repeatedly kicked him to the head while wearing steel capped boots, a murder trial has heard. The 12 jurors have also been ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:26

National News

BREAKING: Nephew found guilty of murdering his uncle at home in Clare town

A jury has found a Clare man guilty of murdering his 78-year-old uncle by stamping him to death while wearing steel-capped boots. The jury at the Central Criminal Court agreed with the prosecution case that Thomas Lorigan was the man ...

01 Feb 2024 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Ireland’s traditional matchmaker may be the country’s last

The final remaining traditional matchmaker in Ireland fears he may be the country’s last. Willie Daly, 80, from Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare, has been bringing couples together since he was a teenager. He followed in the footsteps of his ...

12 Feb 2023 at 11:15

Arts & Entertainment

Cork and Clare kids longlisted for 2025 Grammy Awards for viral sensation 'The Spark'

The young rappers from Cork and Clare who created the viral hit 'The Spark' have been longlisted for the 2025 Grammy Awards. Kabin Crew & Lisdoonvarna Crew became a TikTok sensation when they released the upbeat track this summer, ...

09 Oct 2024 at 13:43

National News

Life sentence for man who murdered his uncle in Clare town

The niece of a 78-year-old Clare widower, who was stamped to death by his own nephew, has described how her family have experienced a raw, pervasive fear "stemming from the chilling reality of evil so close to home". Niamh ...

19 Feb 2024 at 14:21

National News

Jury in Clare murder trial fails to reach a verdict following second day of deliberations

A jury will consider its verdict for a third day in the trial of a man who is accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle at his home in Co. Clare. The jury of five men and seven women has so far spent five hours and two ...

31 Jan 2024 at 17:56

National News

Jury hears evidence of injuries sustained by pensioner found dead at his home

A pathologist has described observing the heavily blood-smeared and "flattened" face of a 78-year-old widower from County Clare lying on his kitchen floor, injuries which she said were "in keeping with multiple kicks, ...

23 Jan 2024 at 18:40

National News

Jury told man accused of murdering elderly uncle in Clare town replied 'no comment' to gardai

A man accused of murdering his 78-year-old uncle in a Clare town replied "no comment" when asked to account for the presence of blood on his clothing during garda interviews, a jury has been told. It is the ...

25 Jan 2024 at 16:53

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