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A JURY has returned a verdict of not guilty at the trial of a west Clare farmer who had been accused of using a digger to cause €50,000 worth of damage to his mother’s home, reports Ronan Judge. At Ennis Circuit Court today, it took the jury 36 minutes to find John Morrissey (53) not guilty of a single count of criminal damage. The Cooraclare native embraced his wife and thanked his solicitor Stiofán Fitzpatrick after the verdict was read out. Discharging the jury, Judge Brian O’Callag...

A west Clare farmer and father of six will have spent almost one year on remand in prison before his trial is scheduled to now proceed in mid-April. This follows Judge Brian OCallaghan on Monday postponing John Morrisseys trial for alleged criminal damage that arises from an alleged property dispute with a brother. At Ennis Circuit Court sitting in Limerick, Judge OCallaghan adjourned the case to April due to Government Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions that dont allow jury trials to proceed. Mr Mo...