Married farmer gets 19-year sentence for rape of man
A MARRIED farmer was sentenced to a total of 19 years in prison for raping another man twice at a location in Limerick, but will serve just over 11 of those years. Thomas ‘Tossy’ Nyhan (60), of...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí tackling city drug scourge despite resourcing issues
GARDAÍ told Limerick councillors that they are on the city beat tackling anti-social behaviour and the ongoing drug scourge in Limerick City, despite resourcing issues. That’s according to...
View ArticleValentine’s Day knife attack accused returned for circuit court trial
A MAN accused of carrying out a Valentine’s Day knife attack in Limerick has been sent forward for trial to the Circuit Criminal Court. Moudar Friha is accused of stabbing another man eight times...
View ArticleGardaí seize ‘haul’ of scrambler bikes and e-scooters in Garryowen
GARDAÍ seized “a haul” of scrambler bikes and scooters during a number of raids in Limerick City this Wednesday morning (July 23). The morning raids took place in the Garryowen area of Limerick City, a...
View ArticleAlmost 600 Limerick drivers fined for illegally driving in bus lanes
590 drivers were fined across Limerick last year for driving in bus lanes unlawfully. That number is up slightly from 2023, with 545 fines handed out to drivers across the county for driving unlawfully...
View ArticleFormer Ryanair pilot charged with €10m cannabis haul refused bail
A FORMER Ryanair pilot, charged with having more than €10million worth of cannabis for sale or supply, was refused bail at the High Court, despite a family member offering €177,000 bail money. Brendan...
View ArticleCourt hears abuser told teenage sexual abuse victim ‘Don’t tell, it is our...
THE FAMILY of a young girl sexually abused by a paedophile, who also instructed her to send him explicit videos of herself, rejected his apology at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. The court heard that...
View ArticleDate set for appeal of sentence on killer of Joe Drennan
THE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is to appeal a sentence handed down for dangerous driving causing the death of University of Limerick journalism student Joe Drennan. A date for the appeal...
View ArticleLimerick man extradited from UK accused of false imprisonment in Croom
A LIMERICK man who was extradited from the United Kingdom to face charges of false imprisonment and assault appeared for a second time before Limerick District Court this week. James O’Sullivan, with...
View ArticleMan who told girl abuse was ‘our little secret’ jailed for seven years
A MAN who sexually abused and groomed a young girl from the time she was just 10 years old has been jailed for seven years, with one year suspended. The paedophile, now in his 50s, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleWarning on spate of motorbike thefts in Limerick
GARDAÍ are warning motorbike owners after a spate of thefts across Limerick. Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Aoife Bannon of Henry Street Garda Station said Gardaí have “seen quite a noticeable...
View ArticleMan accused in Limerick pensioner’s murder remanded in custody
A MAN charged with murdering a pensioner in Limerick in recent weeks was again remanded in custody this week for a mental health assessment, as well as directions from the Director of Public...
View ArticleHomeless woman stole van ‘to have some shelter’ court hears
A HOMELESS woman stole a van so that she would have some shelter to sleep in, a judge was told. Tracey O’Shea (36), with an address at Cronin Lawn in Shannon, but who a court heard was homeless at the...
View Article‘Incoherent’ woman jailed after driving high on drugs in Limerick
A DRIVER who was disqualified four times for driving without insurance has been sent to prison after Gardaí caught her high on drugs while driving uninsured down a one-way street in Limerick....
View ArticleWoman swallowed plastic bag of ‘white substance’ when searched by Gardaí
A SUSPECT who was being searched by Limerick Gardaí put a plastic bag containing a “white substance” in her mouth and swallowed it, a judge was told. Tanya Tucker (39), of McGarry House, Alphonsus...
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Limerick speaks out on far right and ‘rise of coordinated vigilantism’
MINISTER of State at the Department of Justice, Home Affairs, and Migration and County Limerick TD Niall Collins has taken aim at the organised spreading of misinformation online, which he described as...
View ArticleLimerick Garda claims ‘no drugs unit’ in the county
A LIMERICK Garda has issued an “alarming” warning that Garda drugs unit personnel in County Limerick have been completely depleted. Despite the crisis of Garda resources, Garda Headquarters said drug...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí investigating after arsonist films himself setting car alight
GARDAÍ are hunting a man who was recorded setting fire to a car in Limerick as people begged him to stop. Video footage of a masked man spraying the car with accelerant as it went alight was widely...
View ArticleSituation of man with 316 convictions ‘very sad’
A JUDGE remarked that it is “all very sad” while dealing with a 41-year-old man who has 316 previous criminal convictions and a severe drink problem. Limerick District Court heard that while Roy...
View ArticleArmed gang caught on camera setting car alight and attacking house
GARDAÍ are investigating a motive for an arson attack and damage caused to a home in Castleconnell in the early hours of this Friday morning (August 8). The violent attack, carried out by four masked...
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