Murdered gang member’s son jailed for possessing ‘proceeds of crime’ cash
A SON of a murdered Limerick gangland criminal has been jailed for a year after pleading guilty to possessing more than €21,000 in cash, knowing it to be the proceeds of crime. 39 year-old Eddie Ryan...
View ArticleGuilty plea for Limerick city hit and run driver
A 20-year-old woman is to be sentenced at Limerick Circuit Court after pleading guilty to causing injury and endangering lives, by driving a high-powered car into a crowd of people in Limerick City and...
View ArticleLimerick couple admit stealing €50,000 from 83-year-old man
A COUNTY Limerick couple have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the theft of €50,000 from an 83-year old man. Michael Mullane (36) and his partner Suzanne Stokes (35), of Liosan, Gortboy pleaded...
View ArticleJail term for Limerick man who sexually assaulted sister
A MAN who sexually assaulted his sister while he was “significantly intoxicated” has been given a four and a half year sentence with the final year suspended. The 47-year-old Limerick man, who can’t be...
View ArticleCorbett family concern over threat of murder retrial delay
THE family of murdered Limerick man Jason Corbett have expressed concern over suggestions that the US retrial of his killers could be delayed for another six months. The case against 71-year-old Tom...
View ArticleCounty Limerick criminal stole elderly man’s funeral money
A COUNTY Limerick criminal has been convicted of stealing €5,350 that an 81-year-old man had saved to pay for his own funeral after he saw him counting the money at his kitchen table. Abbeyfeale man...
View ArticleAbuse survivor Shaneda tells harrowing story in new book
A SHANNON woman who was abused from the age of four by her father, a former Limerick prison officer, is this week releasing a book about her ordeal. Shaneda Daly’s harrowing account reveals how her...
View ArticleInvestigations continue into Rathkeale assault
Gardaí are continuing their investigations into an assault in Rathkeale last weekend which left a teenager hospitalised with serious injuries. A Garda spokesperson confirmed that they are investigating...
View ArticleLimerick man jailed for stealing pensioner’s funeral money
A COUNTY Limerick man who stole money that an 81-year-old had saved to pay for his funeral has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison with the final six months suspended. Abbeyfeale native...
View ArticleLimerick cocaine “supermarket” remains open despite Garda raids
A CRIMINAL gang operating a suspected drugs supermarket from a private house in St Mary’s Park are still in business, despite several Garda raids and more than 300 drug searches in the surrounding...
View ArticleSolicitor questioned in operation targeting Limerick drugs gang
A SOLICITOR and two others arrested last month in connection with alleged fraudulent personal injury claims were also questioned as part of a Garda investigation into a Limerick City drugs gang. When...
View ArticleLimerick court protest over ROSA Covid fine case
A SOCIALIST feminist movement is to stage a protest outside Limerick District Court this morning, calling for charges to be dropped against one of its members who refused to pay a fine for attending a...
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Case dismissed against Limerick ROSA gender violence protestor
A CRIMINAL prosecution, believed to be first of its kind before an Irish court, has been dismissed against a Limerick woman who refused to pay a fine after organising a protest against gender violence...
View ArticleGarda Ombudsman investigating Newcastle West incident
THE Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has issued a public appeal for information to assist its investigation into an incident in Newcastle West on Wednesday evening. The investigation is being...
View ArticleLimerick Garda advice on combatting rural crime
A SPATE of break-ins in rural areas has prompted Limerick Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Ber Leetch to offer advice to people in isolated locations who are living in fear of criminals. Sgt Leetch...
View Article€100,000 award for failure to detect Limerick boy’s eyesight problem
A 14-year-old Limerick City schoolboy has been awarded €100,000 in a High Court settlement against the HSE for failure to detect a vision problem in health checks when he was young. The court was told...
View ArticleTwo Limerick men to be sentenced for rape of 14-year-old girl
A WOMAN has told the Central Criminal Court that her rape by two Limerick men in a field five years ago changed her from a carefree child to a frightened guilt-ridden victim. The two men were convicted...
View ArticleDPP’s decision to drop final charges marks end of sexual abuse trials
A SECOND Munster sexual abuse trial involving another child will not go ahead after the charges against her eight relatives were dropped by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The sexual abuse case...
View ArticleGarda appeal after man assaulted with weapon in Limerick City
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses after a man was assaulted with a weapon in Limerick City early this morning. The man is being treated for injuries at Cork University Hospital after he was assaulted...
View ArticleMan due in court over Limerick City assault
A MAN is due to appear at Limerick District Court this morning in connection with an assault that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Ballinacurra Weston area of Limerick City. A man...
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