The Cathaoirleach of West Clare Municipal District says it's vital steps are taken now to ensure Kilrush is ready for population growth in the near future.
21 Sycamore Drive, Kilrush and formerly of Pella Road, Kilrush. Peacefully on 24th October 2023 in Milford House, Limerick. Tommy will be deeply missed by his family, wife Anne, daughter Tara, sons Thomas and Barry, his doting grandchildren Oisin, Erin, Dylan, Roan and Aine, his sister Pat, brothers Gerard and Conn, his extended family, good […]
A burglar who tried to break into an 80-year-old priest’s parochial home has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Brian O’Callaghan said that Jonathan Kenny had “targeted” the home of the retired parish priest for Kilrush, Fr Michael Sheedy, at Toler Street, Kilrush on August 1 last.
Kenny, of Elm Drive, John Paul Estate, Kilrush, Co Clare, was apprehended near the scene, where gardaí found him armed with an axe, a pen-knife and a screwdriver.
Kenny stole the items from Fr Sheedy’s garden shed and was using them to gain entry through a back window to Fr Sheedy’s home.