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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’Callaghan said, “This has been a sad case in many respects.” Mr Morrissey, a married father of six, wi...

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 O'Callaghan on Monday postponing John Morrissey's trial for alleged criminal damage that arises from an alleged property dispute with a brother. At Ennis Circuit Court sitting in Limerick, Judge O'Callaghan adjourned the case to April due to Government Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions that don't allow jury trials to proceed. Mr Morrissey (53) of Clonreddan, Cooraclare has been in custody since early May of last year and has ...