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AN INCIDENT in which shots were fired through the front door of a home of a woman and her teenage son in Clarecastle is being investigated by gardaí.
The frightening incident happened at Clarehill at 9.30pm on Thursday when the woman in her 40s and her son were at home.
They heard a bang and were alerted to broken glass on the front door. While no-one was injured in the incident, it has led to concern in the area.
A man was seen leaving the area in a dark coloured car. He is described as being 5’10” in height and had dark hair and wore dark coloured clothes.
No-one has been arrested and gardaí are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
“We are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time and saw a car acting suspiciously to contact us. It is a built-up area. Anyone who would have heard the discharge of a firearm is asked to come forward and assist us in our investigations,” Chief Superintendent John Kerin told The Clare People .
Meanwhile, gardaí are also investigating an incident in which a rock was thrown through a pub window in Clarecastle.
The incident occurred shortly before 11pm last Monday night. Gardaí have carried out house to house enquiries and have inspected CCTV from the locality in an effort to solve the crime.
In Ennis, gardaí are investigating a break-in to a nursing home in Lifford last Monday. Entry was gained via a back window and € 400 cash and medication was stolen in the incident, between 1pm and 8pm.
In another break-in in Ennis, a house in Cahercalla was targeted during the day last Tuesday. Entry was gained after a back window was left open. The burglary is understood to have occurred between 11am and 2pm.
Rooms in the house were searched, but nothing was taken.
Anyone with information on any of these crimes is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 6848100.