Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Offences

Threat (Section 5 Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act)

Where

Co. Clare

Reporting

1 report, 9 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022

Outlets

thejournal.ie

• Man convicted of threatening fisheries officer in Clare Threat (Section 5 Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act) · Co. Clare

  John Linnane, 43, threatened to stab Inland Fisheries Ireland officer Raymond Byrne with a knife during a chase along the west Clare coastline on 1 June 2020. The two were spotted with a 60ft net used to illegally catch salmon as part of an IFI surveillance operation near Poulinadaree on the Shannon estuary. Linnane previously pleaded guilty to a wild salmon poaching offence and was convicted of making a threat under Section 5 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act at Kilrush District Court sitting in Ennis in February 2022. Judge Larkin adjourned sentencing to April, indicating an intention to impose 100 hours of community service.

  Convicted, 9 Feb 2022Victim · 1 report

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1. 9 Feb2022
   Convictedthejournal.ie, in Man convicted of threatening fisheries officer in Clare

   Man threatened to stab fisheries officer with knife during chase along coastline, court hears

   victim, Raymond Byrne, male, irish (judged from name)Raymond Byrne♂IE

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