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A MAN allegedly told his neighbours he would “burn them out of the house” during a disturbance at a housing estate in Ennis earlier this year.
Details of the incident at Dun na hInse, Ennis on May 9 were heard at Ennis District Court on Wednesday. Inspector Tom Kennedy told the court that gardaí were called to a dispute between residents of two houses.
The court heard Shane Constable (25) was in one of the houses shouting at his neighbour.
Inspector Tom Kennedy told the court that Mr Constable shouted that he was “going to burn them out of the house.”
Gardaí arrested the accused to defuse the situation, the court heard.
Mr Constable is charged with two public order offences – intoxication and engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey told the court that there was nothing in the garda statements to say that her client had threatened to burn down the house.
Ms Godfrey said Mr Constable had not been charged with making a threat and that the house was not burned down.
Judge Patrick Durcan said that if the allegation was true, it was a serious matter “reminiscent of what happened with the Black and Tans in this part of the country.”
He adjourned the case to allow the arresting garda give evidence in the case.
The case was adjourned for mention to tomorrow (September 18).