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Limerick man used facebook to groom teenager for sexual assault
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A COUNTY Limerick man used Facebook to a groom a 13-year-old girl for two weeks before he sexually assaulted her at a derelict house, Limerick Circuit Court has...
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Limerick woman died of heroin overdose in prison
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A YOUNG Limerick woman who had served eight months of a three year jail term, was two weeks away from being granted temporary release was she overdosed on heroin...
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Hunt museum houses fine art rare collections and the High Court
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie FINE art was the backdrop for legal affairs this week when a sitting of the High Court moved to the award winning venue of the Hunt Museum and Restaurant. Amid...
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Dundon fails in bid to adjourn murder trial
LIMERICK crime gang boss Wayne Dundon has failed to secure an adjournment of his trial for the murder of Roy Collins five years ago. The 35-year-old from Lenihan Avenue, who is still in custody on a...
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State sued over Roche Kelly murder
THE husband of a woman murdered in a Limerick hotel is suing the Minister for Justice, the Garda Commissioner and the State for over €4m because the man convicted of the killing should have been in...
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Warden to be informed of aggressive dog
THE DOG warden is to be informed of an unlicensed Doberman Pinscher that has been seen behaving aggressively in the vicinity of young children. Judge Eugene O’Kelly told Gardaí at Limerick District...
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Final Operation Freewheel case struck out
THE LAST man to contest a prosecution for soliciting two undercover Gardaí for sex as part of a covert Garda operation succeeded in having the case struck out “for want of prosecution”. Operation...
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Psychiatric nurse jailed for Limerick stabbing
A PSYCHIATRIC nurse who stabbed a man in a drunken row at a Limerick city apartment after trying to start a fire with a Liverpool soccer team scarf has been jailed for two years at Limerick Circuit...
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Hospital clerk sold drugs to pay mortgage
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A CLERICAL officer at a Limerick hospital sold drugs in a shopping centre car park to help pay his mortgage. Barry O’Regan (37) from Norwood Park, Ballysimon was...
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Authorities sued over falls at Limerick court
LIMERICK District Court building is “not fit for purpose”, according to the presiding judge who has repeatedly criticised the facilities and the dangers posed in the courtroom. Making his comments...
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Jury to deliberate on house party sex assault
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie THE jury in the trial of a 26-year-old man charged with the alleged sexual assault of a woman who was said to have been “unconscious” following a drug and drink...
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Gardaí unable to find Limerick businessman
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie What was described as a conspiracy silence surrounds the whereabouts of Limerick businessman sought by the High Court in connection with a €24 million judgement...
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Rape accused jailed for swearing at judge
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A LIMERICK man was jailed for contempt of court last week after he called the judge a “f**ing a**hole” as he protested his innocence in an assault case. The...
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Garda latest to fall from court pews
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie FOLLOWING last week’s disturbance during a sitting of Limerick District Court when a woman fell as a result of tripping over a broken seat, a member of An Garda...
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Limerick man used Facebook to groom teenager for sex
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A COUNTY Limerick man used Facebook to a groom a 13-year-old girl for two weeks before he sexually assaulted her at a derelict house, Limerick Circuit Court has...
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Court protection secured over outstanding wedding loan
A LIMERICK man has secured the protection of the courts from a bank that is seeking repayment of a €20,000 loan he took out to pay for his wedding. The unemployed Castletroy man was granted the order...
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Croom house fire treated as suspicious
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie GARDAI are treating as suspicious a house fire that broke out in Croom this Monday afternoon and have arrested a man in connection with the blaze. The fire, which...
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Attacker beaten with books by Good Samaritan during attempted robbery
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A LADBROKES employee was dragged along the ground by a robber attempting to steal her handbag full of betting shop takings before a Good Samaritan beat off her...
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Patient turned away from psychiatric unit
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A FORMER patient was turned away from the Acute Psychiatric Unit at University Hospital Limerick last Monday night when Gardaí brought him there for emergency...
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Gardai to focus on community crime prevention
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie WEDNESDAY March 12 marks a “National Crime Prevention Day of Action” where this day will focus on crime prevention advice regarding burglaries. Gardai at Henry...
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