Thursday 29 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 10874Threats to kill (domestic violence protection order) · Co. Clare

Woman granted protection order against brother over knife-on-Bible threat, Clare

A woman in Clare was granted a Domestic Violence Protection Order against her brother, who lives with her in their family home, after she showed Ennis District Court a video in which he allegedly threatened to slaughter her if she married her fiancé in the same church. The matter was heard at Ennis District Court in the week reported on 22 February 2026, and the judge granted the order without the brother present. The judge played the video in court, told the woman to take it to the Gardaí, and adjourned the hearing to June, which is the latest development reported. The sources give no incident date, and the woman's and brother's ages and nationalities are not stated.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court22 Feb
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The woman's brother allegedly threatened that he would slaughter her if she married her fiancé in the same church.
Weapon
A video shows the brother placing a carpet knife on a Bible in a church.
Where
The woman and her brother live together in the family home in Clare.
Cause
The alleged threat was linked to the woman's plan to marry her fiancé in the same church.
When
The matter was reported on 22 February 2026 after a hearing that week; no incident date is given.
In court
  • The matter was heard at Ennis District Court.
  • A judge granted a Domestic Violence Protection Order after the woman showed the court the video.
  • The woman obtained the order without the brother present.
  • The hearing was adjourned to June.
Investigation
The judge played the brother's video in court and told the woman to take it to the Gardaí.
Other details
  • The judge said the circumstances in which the order was sought were very unusual.
  • The article reports that the brother passed and banged on the woman in a car on the way to court.
8 statements extracted from the articles
  • whereThe woman and her brother live together in the family home in Clare. (clareecho.ie)
  • causeThe brother allegedly threatened that he would slaughter the woman if she married her fiancé in the same church. (clareecho.ie)
  • weaponThe brother was shown in a video placing a carpet knife on a Bible in a church. (clareecho.ie)
  • investigationThe judge played the brother's video in court and told the woman to take it to the Gardaí. (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe matter was heard at Ennis District Court. (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe Protection Order was granted by a judge after the woman showed the video to the court. (clareecho.ie)
  • courtThe woman obtained the order without the brother present, and the hearing was adjourned to June. (clareecho.ie)
  • otherThe judge said the circumstances in which the order was sought were very unusual. (clareecho.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 22 Feb2026
    In courtclareecho.ie, first report
    Woman granted Protection Order from brother who placed knife on Bible in threat - Clare Echo

    Court hearing report on a Domestic Violence Protection Order granted without the brother present; the hearing is adjourned to June. The article describes a threat made via a social media video and says the woman had been passed and banged on by her brother in a car on the way to court.

    victim, femalesuspect, male