This article is from page 19 of the 2012-10-23 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 19 JPG
A STORE in Ennis was held up by two men, one armed with a knife, on Saturday night last. The two men entered XL Stores in the Market in Ennis at around 8pm. One of them men threatened a staff member with a knife, demanding money while a second man stood at the door as a lookout.
Both men then escaped on foot with a sum of money taken from the cash register.
Shortly after the robbery gardaí on foot patrol noticed two men behaving suspiciously and gave chase. Following the chase one of the men was subsequently apprehended while the second man got away.
Gardaí arrested the man who was apprehended and he was teken into custody and will shortly appear in Limerick District Court.
The second man is still at large and gardaí in Ennis are appealing for help in tracking him down.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious around the Market area of Ennis on Saturday night around 8pm are requested to contact gardai in Ennis on 065-6848100. No-one was injured during the robbery.
* MEANWHILE there were a series of burglaries on Clare over the past week and gardaí are urging members of the public to be vigilant where stolen goods in particular might be offered for sale.
A bar and restaurant in Bunratty was broken into in the early hours of Monday morning.
Thieves entered the premises through a rear windown and disabled the alarm before removing a safe from the building. A silver or grey coloured vehicle was seen near the area.
Between 2.30am and 3am, also on Monday morning there was a breakin at the leisure centre in Tullyvaragga, with the rear door forced open to gain entry. A small amount of cash was taken, gardaí in Shannon are investigating both incidents which may be related.
In East Clare gardaí are investigating a number of criminal incidents over the course of the past week.
The home of an elderly woman was burgled and ransacked in Killaloe on Friday night last between 7.20pm and 10.55pm.
In Bodyke oil was stolen from a tank at a home in Ballydonaghane sometime between Tuesday and Saturday of last week.
Two strimmers and some batteries were stolen from a recycling centre in Scariff on Monday night last at around 8.20pm.
Four barrells of Guinness were stolen from two pubs last Tuesday, one from a pub on Tulla’s Main Street and three stolen from outside a pub in Kilkishen.
In West Clare gardai are looking into a number of thefts. In Ennistymon a house in Lavereen was broken into last Friday afternoon, thieves gaining access through the front door.
Items stolen included a red Honda power washer, Makita 9 inch and 6 inch angle grinders as well as deisel from a tank.
In Kilrush’s Vandeleur Woods a car was broken into last Friday night and a purse with cash in it was taken, along with an iPod and iPhone.
A 52 inch black Panasonic TV was stoeln from a house in Ballinagun, Cree during a burgalry that took place in the early hours of last Saturday morning.
Gardaí are also investigating damage to two headstones, which were vandalised in the New Shanakyle Graveyard in Kilrush over last weekend.
Last week there was a tractor stolen in Monreagh, Tubber.
The Massey Ferguson 165 was red and white in colour and brackets for the front loader were attached to this tractor. A W OMA N accused of stealing €400 froma primary school in Ennis is due to appear in court again tomorrow. Eva Makulova (32) with an address at 3Ardlea Close, Ennis is charged with entering Carrig Donn, Ennis on October 7 (2012) and taking the €2810. Ms Makulova has also been charged with the theft of €400 fromthe Holy Family Primary School on September 7 (2012). She is also charged the theft of perfume fromCassidy’s Pharmacy, O’Connell Street, Ennis on September 2 and 3. Garda BrídTroy gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution at Ennis District Court on Friday. Gardaí objected to bail, citing the seriousness of the alleged offences as one of the reasons. Solicitor Tara Godfrey said her client would be willing to abide by strict bail conditions. Judge Patrick Durcan refused bail. He remanded Ms Makulova in custody with consent to bail subject to the accused’s own bond of €1500 and an independent surety of €5000. Judge Durcan adjourned the case until October 24 for directions fromthe Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Inspector Michael Gallagher told the court that DPP’s directions may not be ready by Wednesday. Judge Durcan said,“If bail is not taken up I would be conscious that the DPP’s directions are to be dealt with expeditiously.” A MA N has appeared in court charged with criminal damage at and Ennis estate earlier this month. Dylan Dinan (20), with an address at 6Water Park Court, Ennis is charged with damaging the windscreen and bodywork of a van at Maiville on October 11. Mr Dinan appeared at Ennis District Court onWednesday.The court heard that he gave no reply to charge after caution. Inspector TomKennedy said the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had not yet issued directions. He said the incident at Maiville was part of a “wider situation” in Ennis. He told the court that further people may face charges in relation to the incident. Judge Aeneas McCarthy approved bail subject to a number of conditions. Mr Dinan was ordered to stay away froma named family and area of Ennis. He was remanded on continuing bail to appear again at Ennis District Court on November 21 for DPP’s directions.