Supreme court sits in Limerick for the first time
THE SUPREME court is important to all of the people, the Chief Justice said in Limerick today. Mr Justice Frank Clarke was speaking from the new €26 million courthouse on Mulgrave Street in the city as...
View ArticleChristian response from family of man killed with a single blow
‘THE most Christian response I have ever heard,” was how a judge described a letter from the family of a man who was killed by a single blow in a row in Limerick city. Judge Tom O’Donnell was...
View ArticleMedia in the dock as €26 million courts complex opens for business
IT WAS a vaguely uncomfortable situation. The media were in the dock – literally as opposed to figuratively – and the politicians were in the jury box. There was more than one judge on the top bench...
View ArticleArmed pub raiders lay in wait
ARMED raiders at a Limerick pub lay in wait for customers to leave after a busy Mother’s Day of trading before using a shotgun to threaten and assault staff in a prolonged aggravated burglary. Gardai...
View ArticleArrested man released over Shannon fatal stabbing
A 19-YEAR-old teenager arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Limerick man in Clare has been released without charge. Gardai in Shannon are now preparing a file for the Director of Public...
View ArticleTV appeal aired in Jeffrey Hannan murder appeal
GARDAI made a televised appeal on Monday night for information about the murder of Jeffrey Hannan that happened yards from his home more than a decade ago. The fresh appeal in relation to the death...
View ArticleGardai issue park smart warning to motorists
TWO thirds of cars broken in to outside Limerick homes over the last two years were unlocked, new figures from An Garda Siochana show as an appeal to “park smart” is renewed. An Garda Síochána is...
View ArticleTusla in the dock over paedophile ring inquiry
THREE special investigators have been appointed by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone to examine the circumstances surrounding the State involvement in a child sex abuse scandal, the Limerick Post...
View ArticleDeadly weapons seized in Limerick drug raid
SWORDS, hatchets and lethal knives used to threaten drugs dealers and addicts over debts have been seized by Gardai in raid on a Limerick drug den. A Samurai sword and several hatchets were seized...
View ArticleEaster crackdown on drug and drink driving
MANDATORY intoxicant testing checkpoints are to be set up on roads in Limerick over the Easter weekend as part of a national crackdown on drink and drug driving. Figures released by An Garda Siochana...
View ArticleTruck driver remanded over €1.8M drugs haul
A LITHUANIAN truck driver with an address in Limerick has been charged with allegedly importing €1.8m worth of drugs in to the country in a truck over the Easter weekend. The Garda National Drugs and...
View ArticlePensioner lost €2000 in fake bank scam
A LIMERICK pensioner has been duped out of €2,000 in a telephone scam where he was advised of suspected unusual activity on his account. A garda spokesperson said that this is a reoccurrence of a...
View ArticleFour arrested in Operation Thor crackdown
FOUR men, arrested in the early hours, remain in Garda custody this Wednesday as Gardai target the disruption of organised crime in Limerick. As part of Operation Thor, Gardaí in Henry Street have...
View ArticleGood Friday attack under investigation
GARDAI in Limerick are investigating an attack on a young man in the city on Good Friday when he received injuries to his jaw. A garda spokesperson said that the incident under investigation occurred...
View ArticleMore arrests as Garda Operation Thor targets burglars
GARDA patrols, operating as a part of Operation Thor, intercepted and arrested two men suspected of carrying out burglaries in Limerick. Gardaí attached to Henry Street arrested the two men as part...
View ArticleGun seized following Shannon fatal stabbing
GARDAÍ believe that the seizure of a handgun will briefly dispel fears of a dispute escalating between a number of families following the St Patrick’s day murder of a Limerick man in Shannon. The gun...
View ArticleMan arrested over Cratloe burglaries
GARDAI in Limerick have arrested and charged a man in his late teens following two burglaries in the Cratloe area of Limerick during the early hours of last Sunday morning. After the incident was...
View Article#BREAKING Man in custody after Limerick drug seizure
ONE male is in garda custody in Limerick this Tuesday night after €22,000 worth of suspected amphetamine (speed) was discovered at a premises in the city. As part of a planned operation, Gardai from...
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Firearm seized at Limerick train station
GARDAI in Limerick have intercepted and arrested a man who was armed with a loaded gun and extra ammunition near the city’s train station on Monday evening. As a result of an intelligence led...
View ArticleKiller Molly avoids additional jail time over rules breach
JAILED killer Molly Martens has avoided having an extra four years added to her 20-25 year sentence for the brutal killing Limerick man Jason Corbett. Martens, who was convicted along with her father...
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