Investigations underway after male prisoner escapes from custody during...
Two separate investigations are underway after a male prisoner escaped from custody whilst attending University Hospital Limerick, this afternoon. The man escaped from the custody of prison officers...
View ArticleMan arrested and charged in relation to a robbery on Davis St
GARDAÍ have arrested a man in his early 20s in relation to a robbery on Davis Street, Limerick that occurred on September 24, 2019. Shortly after 8pm, a boy in his mid-teens was approached by a man who...
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Gardaí appeal for information after thieves steal thousands from...
GARDAÍ have appealed for information after thieves robbed thousands of Euros at a play centre run by the Share A Dream Foundation. The elaborate break-in – the second in the past two months at the...
View ArticleSenior Limerick lawyer critical of Garda focus on compliance
GARDAÍ have confirmed they have sent letters to offenders apologising for failing to progress their prosecutions and denying them supports aimed at their rehabilitation. Earlier this year a review of...
View ArticleDrugs epidemic threatens to engulf Limerick City
A DRUGS epidemic is threatening to engulf Limerick and other cities if the National Drugs Strategy continues to be underfunded. That was the stark warning delivered by Limerick Sinn Féin TD Maurice...
View ArticleUpdate: Gardaí investigation underway after boy found dead in Limerick
A MAJOR Garda investigation is underway after the body of a boy was discovered in a house in Limerick City tonight. The boy, believed to be aged 11 years old, was found with multiple injuries according...
View ArticleGarda Commissioner’s Limerick visit will focus on drugs and redeployment
GARDA Commissioner Drew Harris is due to visit Limerick again next month to discuss the force’s new policing model and the possibility of moving Garda resources from court protection to frontline...
View ArticlePeople warned of loan scam in run-up to Christmas
FAMILIES strapped for cash in the run-up to Christmas are being warned about a scam which has surfaced in Limerick, preying on people desperate to borrow money. Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Ber...
View ArticleTwo men arrested following a pursuit in Limerick
Gardaí have arrested two men in their 20s and seized approximately €1500 of suspected cannabis and a knife following a managed pursuit in Limerick city on 18th November, 2019. Shortly before midnight...
View ArticleGardaí appeal for witnesses after cyclist “seriously injured” in collision...
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a male cyclist was “seriously injured” after he was “struck by a car” on the outskirts of Limerick city this morning. The collision occurred around 7.15am on...
View ArticleGardaí believe they have prevented loss of life after recovering handguns...
Gardai in Limerick believe they have “prevented” loss of life in the city after recovering two handguns in a house last night, according to an informed source. Detectives, supported by armed gardai,...
View ArticleGarda concerns over Kilmallock heroin haul
GARDAÍ have expressed concerns about heroin “filtering” from urban areas into rural communities, after a large cache of heroin was discovered in the Kilmallock area. Garda investigations are continuing...
View Article‘I will not rest until I get justice for Jeffrey’
ON the morning of November 22, 2007, Alan Hannan left his Southill home to walk to work on a local community enterprise scheme. He left the house a little earlier than usual because his 19-year old son...
View ArticleGardaí have a new use for your eircode
LIMERICK Gardaí have come up with a novel use for the much-maligned eircode postcode system. They recommend marking your property with your eircode as the best way to help them identify it if it’s...
View ArticleIrish State “failing to meet its obligations in relation to hate crime”,...
The Irish State is failing to meet its obligations in relation to hate crime, a report being presented this morning to a United Nations Committee, by researchers based at University of Limerick (UL),...
View ArticleEnglishman to face trial over champion boxer’s death
A 29-YEAR-OLD Englishman has been sent forward from Limerick District Court for trial in Dublin on a charge of murdering Limerick Olympic boxing hopeful Kevin Sheehy and with endangering the lives of...
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Councillor will not be intimidated after masked men attack his home
A LIMERICK Councillor whose home was attacked by masked men last week has said he will “not be intimidated”. Non-Party councillor Fergus Kilcoyne was back at work last Thursday, despite being...
View ArticleWoman arrested following theft from two shops in Limerick
GARDAÍ have arrested a woman in her 20s in relation to two theft from shop incidents in Limerick on December 8, 2019. Shortly after 4pm, Gardaí on high visibility patrol received a report in relation...
View ArticleDrugs and ammunition seized by Gardaí in Limerick city and county searches
GARDAÍ have seized ammunition and approximately €10,000 of suspected cocaine in Limerick on December 11, 2019. As part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Limerick, Gardaí...
View ArticleMade in Limerick asks for help in retrieving stolen jewellery
A STORE run by a group of local designers, makers and artists has been burgled just one week before Christmas. Made in Limerick, based on Thomas Street in Limerick City, which sells and displays crafts...
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