Man pleads not guilty to sex assault of teenage boy
A MAN went on trial today (Monday) accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a premises in Limerick City two years ago. The man pleaded not guilty before the Central Criminal Court, sitting in...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after man shot in Limerick City
GARDAÍ are investigating after a man was shot and injured in Limerick City on Saturday night (October 3). Thomas O’Neill (37), of Lenihan Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, sustained a gunshot wound to an...
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Child vandals left naked blade embedded in seat of Limerick bus
PASSENGERS on a Limerick City bus route have been put in serious danger after child vandals embedded Stanley-type blades in a seat where passengers would not see them. The Limerick Post was told that...
View ArticleMan just released from Limerick Prison smashed window on way home
A MAN who smashed the window of a student house in Limerick had just been released from prison hours earlier. Limerick District Court heard that 42-year-old Alan Roche of Bob and Joan’s Walk in...
View Article‘Love you always’: Tributes paid to Limerick teen killed in hit and run
TRIBUTES the length and breadth of the country have been paid to a Limerick teenager killed in a hit-and-run road collision just hours after his 17th birthday. Rory O’Connor, a popular young man from...
View ArticleToddler found alone on roof of three-storey building and covered in faeces
A TWO-YEAR-OLD child was found on the ledge of a roof of a three-storey apartment building and covered in faeces, a court was told. The toddler’s father, who is in his 40s, appeared before Limerick...
View ArticleLimerick woman jailed for stealing over €1,000 in goods
A WOMAN who carried out a spate of thefts, stealing over €1,000 worth of goods in five months, has been jailed. 46-year-old Leanne McCarthy of 61 Upper Careys Road was before Limerick District Court in...
View ArticleNo bail for taxi driver charged with having four guns, ammunition, and drugs
A LIMERICK taxi-driver was refused bail today (Thursday) after appearing in court charged with having four handguns, ammunition and drugs, in his bedroom, last Tuesday. John O’Neill, (64), was arrested...
View ArticleTeen car thief identified by Gardaí on TikTok gets six months detention
A JUDGE sentenced a Limerick teenager to six months detention for a spate of car thefts at locations in Limerick, Clare, and Tipperary, including car thefts posted on social media platforms. Gardaí...
View ArticleMan appears in court in relation to €275,000 cocaine seizure in Limerick City
A MAN in his 20s appeared before Limerick District Court on Wednesday (September 23) charged in connection with the seizure of almost €300,000 worth of cocaine and cash in the city. Richard Calvert,...
View ArticleMan who escaped Limerick courthouse refused bail to attend daughter’s...
A MAN who escaped custody from a toilet at a courthouse in County Limerick said he “panicked and ran”. 22-year-old Niall Whelan who is originally from the O’Malley Park area of Limerick City was...
View Article30 arrests in Garda swoop in Croom
30 ARRESTS were made in a County Limerick village this past Tuesday (September 22) as part of a ‘Day of Action’ by Gardaí. More than 35 members of the Limerick Garda Division descended on Croom, County...
View ArticleGarda manhunt stood down after escaped prisoner apprehended
A GARDA manhunt was stood down after Gardaí apprehended a man who had escaped custody through a toilet window at a courthouse in County Limerick. The man, who is originally from the O’Malley Park area...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí seize guns, ammo, drugs, and cash in operations targeting...
LIMERICK Gardaí took four guns, ammunition, and drugs off the streets in planned operations targeting local organised crime groups this Monday and Tuesday. The separate, but planned, Garda operations,...
View ArticleGarda manhunt after prisoner escapes from custody at County Limerick courthouse
A MANHUNT is underway for a prisoner who escaped custody at Newcastle West courthouse, in west County Limerick, earlier this Tuesday (September 22). It’s understood the escapee was arrested by Gardaí...
View ArticleIndependent probe finds Gardaí acted lawfully in pursuit of M9 car carrying...
GARDAÍ acted lawfully in their pursuit of a car carrying five youths, including a Limerick teen, who all died after they drove the wrong way on the M9 motorway, crashing into another car and injuring...
View ArticleBREAKING: Gardaí questioning man after almost €300,000 worth of cocaine and...
LIMERICK Gardaí were questioning a man this Tuesday (September 22) as part of an investigation into the seizure of almost €300,000 worth of cocaine and cash. The drugs and cash were recovered during a...
View Article‘Luminous’ t-shirt gave man away in brawl in Limerick City
A JUDGE sitting in the Limerick District Court expressed amazement after hearing that following a brawl involving two groups of young men, which was caught on CCTV, only one person was charged with an...
View ArticleWidow of deceased motorcyclist calls for tougher sentences on dangerous driving
THE widow of a man who was killed by a motorist driving at speed and on the wrong side of the road through a village called for tougher sentences for those convicted of dangerous driving causing death....
View ArticleLimerick man refused bail and sent for trial on cocaine charges
A LIMERICK man was refused bail and returned for trial on “serious” drugs charges. Christy Keane (65), originally from St Mary’s Park, Limerick, was arrested at his home at Singland Gardens, Singland,...
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