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Aug 31 2023
SWEET MOMENT AT THE PARK
‘Outrage’ at lawless activity in Ennistymon by Páraic McMahon paraic@clareecho.ie
l Sorcha Gully with Cian O’Meara at Clonlara’s clash with Crusheen in Cusack Park
Photo by Gerard O’Neill
LAWLESS activity in Ennistymon has led to the call for increased Garda resources in the locality. Two of Clare’s leading sports stars have been arrested following several incidents which occurred in a Traveller accommodation site in Ennistymon on Sunday. The Clare Echo understands that two Traveller families are feuding with attempts to burn down one home made on Friday, in retaliation a man in his fifties was hospitalised with non-life threatening injurie following a shooting. Extensive damage was also caused to a number of domestic residences and vehicles. During the Sunday attack, a gang of close to a dozen men
were seen entering Deerpark in Ennistymon wearing balaclavas with weapons such as sledge hammers, baseball bats, a scythe, planks of a wood and a firearm, they then proceeded to smash the windows of cars, mobile homes and properties. Denis Vaughan of Save Ennistymon’s Heritage told The Clare Echo, “The Gardaí and the Government have lost control in Ennistymon. A state of emergency needs to be declared”. This activity has caused “outrage” in Ennistymon, Cllr Shane Talty (FF) stated. “It is imperative that this undercurrent of criminality is met full on”. Full Story Page 6
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