Heartless thieves rob seriously ill children of their dreams
A LIMERICK charity that organises dream days out for seriously ill children has said that the thieves that robbed it of thousands of euro could one day need the service themselves. The Share A Dream...
View ArticleTwo released without charge in connection to Limerick coldcase murder
TWO men arrested last week by Gardai in connection with the murder of a Limerick teenager 13 years ago were released without charge. Gardai detained a man in his late 30s last Tuesday, 10 September,...
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Detective and businessman to face trial on corruption charges
A DETECTIVE Garda has been sent forward for trial to Limerick Circuit Court on allegations that he took money from a businessman in return for passing on confidential information about a Criminal...
View ArticleMan arrested and charged in relation to burglary on O’Connell Street
Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in his late 20s in relation to a burglary at a bar on O Connell Street, Limerick on the 20th September 2019. On the morning of the 20th September, Gardaí from...
View ArticleWoman arrested following burglary in Caherconlish
Gardaí have arrested a woman in her 30s in relation to a burglary at a house in Caherconlish, Limerick that occurred on the 12th January 2019. Shortly after 7:30pm, Gardaí received a report after the...
View ArticleMan arrested following burglary at a creche in Limerick
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s in relation to a burglary at a crèche in Limerick city that occurred between 3am-4am on the 15th September 2019. Following a report of a burglary at a crèche in...
View ArticleMan arrested and €70K of cash seized in Moyross
A MAN in his 40s has been arrested and approximately €70,000 in cash seized following a Garda search at a house in Dalgish Park, Moyross on September 30. Shortly before 12 midday, Detective Gardaí from...
View ArticleUp to a third of all court prosecutions for speeding struck out by courts in...
UP to a third of all court prosecutions for speeding were struck out by the courts in Limerick on the grounds that summonses were not properly served. According to figures from the Court Services,...
View ArticleNumbers don’t add up for mobile phone drivers
LESS than half of Limerick motorists issued with summonses for using a mobile phone while driving have been prosecuted. Between January 2017 and May of this year, 979 drivers were summonsed to appear...
View ArticleLimerick Councillor claims Gardaí “squaring” minor offences “often done” to...
Good police work involves gardai using their own discretion, including “squaring” minor prosecutions for members of the public, who gardai may depend on when investigating more serious crimes, a former...
View ArticleGardai investigating after three males are stabbed in series of attacks in...
GARDAI are investigating after three young males, including a 14-year old boy, received stab wounds in series of attacks overnight in Limerick. The attacks occurred in the vicinity of Corbally Baths,...
View ArticleCouncillor calls for increased Garda patrols after violent incidents in city...
A Limerick councillor has called for extra Garda resources to be deployed to a city suburb after three youths, including a boy, aged 14, received stab wounds in a series of violent incidents in...
View ArticleMan arrested following robbery at an Off-Licence in Thomondgate
Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s in relation to a robbery at an off-licence on High Road, Thomandgate, Co. Limerick that occurred on the 13th October 2019. Shortly after 2.30pm, a man entered the...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with robbery of cash at Limerick off-licence
A MAN is due in court this morning, charged in connection with the robbery of cash from an off-licence by a thief who fled the scene on a bicycle after holding up staff with what’s believed to have...
View ArticleProtection rackets rife on Limerick building sites
Payment for protection rackets at local authority sites in Limerick are rife and criminals have also targeted construction sites in the city’s regeneration areas, according to Fianna Fáil TD Niall...
View ArticleGarda statistics show drop in Limerick property crime
“PROPERTY CRIME”, more commonly known as burglary, robbery and theft, is down by ten per cent in Limerick City and County, according to the latest local Garda crime statistics. The breakdown across...
View ArticleCocaine epidemic is biggest problem facing Limerick Gardaí
PARTS of Limerick are in the grip of a “cocaine epidemic”, a meeting of the city and county’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) has heard. Chief Superintendent Gerry Roche explained that the drugs...
View ArticleESB Networks reminds residents to remain vigilant and ask for identification
ESB Networks is aware that individuals are fraudulently calling to homes in areas of County Limerick and County Tipperary purporting to be staff from the company. ESB Networks is aware of some...
View ArticleBogus taxi operating in Limerick
A JOINT operation between Limerick Roads Policing and the National Transport Authority was carried out on October 18, resulting in a car being seized as the driver, a man in his 40s, was suspected to...
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Man arrested and drugs seized in Shannon
As part of ongoing investigations targeting Organised Crime Groups operating in the Western Region, a Joint Intelligence-led operation was conducted by the Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau, the...
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