Gardaí seize almost €40,000 cash concealed in car in Dooradoyle
GARDAI have seized almost €40,000 in cash found concealed in the side panels of a car in Dooradoyle. A number of designer jackets, which gardai suspect to be the proceeds of crime, were also recovered...
View ArticleO’Donovan: “We have a duty to teach this generation about Jerry McCabe, about...
Fine Gael TD Patrick O’Donovan has welcomed comments from Chief Superintendent Gerry Roche of the Limerick Division of An Garda Siochána, that the killing of Det. Garda Jerry McCabe is still an open...
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Mother of Limerick man allegedly stabbed to death at nightclub fears brain...
THE mother of a Limerick man stabbed to death at a Clare nightclub four years ago, said she fears she may die before she sees the man accused of her son’s murder face trial, after she was diagnosed...
View ArticleLimerick school withdraw legal action relating to Instagram account
LIMERICK secondary school, Salesian College, has withdrawn legal action that was in place to identify who was behind an Instagram account which has since closed down. The account had been making...
View ArticleLimerick gardai arrest teenager over alleged laundering of €140,000
GARDAI have arrested a teenager in Limerick in connection with the alleged laundering of around €140,000 through his bank account. The young man was arrested this morning by gardaí attached to the...
View ArticleMan due in court over alleged false imprisonment of woman in Tipperary
GARDAÍ have charged a man in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of a woman at a house in Co Tipperary. The man, aged in his 40s, was arrested by gardai last Tuesday as part of their...
View ArticleLimerick Garda group seeks clarity over use of discretion over “real fear of...
THE Limerick branch of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said it has sought clarity from garda management on the use of discretion due to fears that gardai will be disciplined or...
View ArticleFinancial scams reach “Unpresidented spike of 184%” this week
BANK of Ireland has issued a warning to the public advising extra caution around fraudulent text messages in circulation this week. There has been a spike in ‘smishing’, where fraudsters send fake text...
View ArticleQuinlivan calls for cross party support for bill to reinvest crime proceeds...
SPEAKING in advance of the second stage of the Proceeds of Crime (investment in Disadvantaged Communities) Bill, Sinn Féin TD, Maurice Quinlivan, has called for cross party support for the bill. The...
View ArticleSinn Féin TD & Committee Chairman repeatedly refuses to condemn McCabe killers
A Sinn Féin TD and Oireachtas Committee Chairman repeatedly refused to condemn the killers of Det Jerry McCabe in Leinster House yesterday. Fine Gael’s Deputy Brendan Griffin and Senator Jerry...
View ArticleNew regulations to pave way for promotion of hundreds of members of An Garda...
THE Minister for Justice, Heather Humphreys TD has introduced new regulations which will significantly reform the promotion process for the key Garda ranks of sergeants and inspectors and pave the way...
View ArticleMan due in court in connection with knife incident in Limerick overnight
A man was due to appear before Limerick District Court this Wednesday charged in connection with an incident in which gardai pepper-sprayed a male suspected of being armed with a knife last night. A...
View ArticleInternational lawyers to challenge Irish government on torture
OSGUR Breatnach has engaged top international human rights lawyers KRW LAW to represent his legal claims for an impartial public inquiry into the 45-year cover-up of his kidnaping, torture and framing,...
View ArticleCharges against family members dropped in child sex abuse case
CHARGES against extended family members accused of sexually abusing three children in Munster have been dropped by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The children’s 79-year-old grandfather, a...
View ArticleGardaí warn of increase in online compromising content blackmail
GARDAÍ in Limerick have warned of an increase in reports of online-blackmail, involving criminals pressurising people to pay large sums of money not to release compromising photos or videos. Limerick...
View ArticleLimerick city estate held to ransom by drug dealers
JUSTICE Minister Helen McEntee has been urged to do more to help Gardaí tackle high levels of open drug dealing in Limerick City. Calling for immediate intervention by Minister McEntee, Limerick Sinn...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí issue distraction theft warning
GARDAÍ in Limerick have warned against falling for “distraction theft” after a woman lost her wallet to thieves who pretended they were alerting her to damage to her car. The incident happened at...
View Article32 per cent rise in Garda domestic violence reports since 2019
GARDAÍ in Limerick received 2,181 reports of domestic violence last year, representing a 32 per cent increase in only two years. This has prompted Aontú national secretary Sarah Beasley to call for...
View ArticleTheft on train sparked medical emergency
THE theft of a handbag on a train to Limerick sparked a medical emergency as it contained the owner’s medication. A 20-year-old woman was travelling to Limerick from Cork last week and fell asleep...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí investigating online blackmail reports
ON Safer Internet Day, Gardaí in Limerick have reported an increase in reports of online blackmail, involving criminals pressurising people to pay them large sums of money not to release compromising...
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