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Case No. 23768Discharging of a firearm · Co. Clare · 30 Nov 2022

Firearm discharged at Hermitage/Cloughleigh roundabout, Ennis

A firearm was discharged by the Hermitage/Cloughleigh roundabout in Ennis, County Clare, on Wednesday evening 30 November 2022 at approximately 5pm, when a hooded man was seen running from a car with a weapon. No injuries were reported and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.

  1. Reported1 Dec
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatOne hooded man was seen running from a car with a weapon (clareecho.ie)
  • whereThe firearm was discharged by the Hermitage/Cloughleigh roundabout in Ennis (clareecho.ie)
  • whereThe three house fires targeted properties at Gordon Drive, Childers Rd and John Paul Avenue (clareecho.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred on Wednesday evening at approximately 5pm (clareecho.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to witnesses to contact Ennis Garda Station (clareecho.ie)
  • otherA heavy amount of traffic was passing the area at the time (clareecho.ie)
  • otherNo injuries have been reported as of Thursday evening (clareecho.ie)
  • otherThree house fires occurred in the wider Cloughleigh area over the past seven months (clareecho.ie)
  • otherCllr Johnny Flynn called for the deployment of the Criminal Assets Bureau to the area (clareecho.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Dec2022
    Reportedclareecho.ie, first report
    Gardaí have reports of no injuries after firearm discharged in Cloughleigh - Clare Echo

    Initial report of the incident; Gardaí making enquiries, no injuries reported as of Thursday evening, appeal for witnesses through Ennis Garda Station.

    suspect, male