Limerick communities could benefit from proceeds of crime
THE establishment of a fund to invest money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) into community projects should benefit areas of Limerick that have suffered the impact of crime. That’s according...
View ArticleUS army veterans guilty of interfering with operation of Shannon Airport
Two US Army veterans have been found guilty of interfering with the operation of Shannon Airport as part of an anti-war protest three years ago. The men, who are in their 80s, were cleared of...
View ArticleAnti-war protestors fined €10,000 for interference at Shannon Airport
TWO US army veterans in their 80s have been fined €5,000 each for interfering with the operation of Shannon Airport as part of an anti-war protest three years ago. At the Circuit Criminal Court in...
View ArticleTrans woman denies threatening to kill her mother
A WOMAN, who a court heard was born a man, has gone on trial accused of threatening to kill or cause serious injury to her mother, and an employee of a special care unit in Limerick. Barbie Kardashian...
View ArticleTroubled young woman threatened care worker’s family
A YOUNG woman who was being detained in one of the country’s most secure units for severely troubled youths, went on trial at Limerick Circuit Court today accused of threatening to kill or cause...
View ArticleBlackmail attempt over Limerick teen’s naked images
A LIMERICK teenager who sent naked images of himself to a social media account was almost immediately sent a message looking for money and threatening to publish the pictures. Although the boy told his...
View ArticleJury will resume deliberations in Kardashian trial on Monday
THE jury in the trial of Barbie Kardashian, who is charged with threatening to kill or cause serious harm to her mother and another person, retired today to continue its deliberations on Monday. Ms...
View ArticleGardaí say politician was target of extortion scam
GARDAÍ have said a letter sent recently to an Irish politician informing them they were under suspicion for alleged sexual offences against children, and purporting to have been sent by the Department...
View Article#BREAKING: Kardashian found guilty of threatening to kill
A jury has found Barbie Kardashian guilty of seven counts of threatening to kill or cause serious harm to her mother following her trial at Limerick Circuit Court. The jury of six women and six men...
View ArticleTwo Limerick men jailed for rape of 14-year-old girl
TWO Limerick men have been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with one year suspended, for what a judge described as the “cynical and calculated” rape of a 14-year-old girl. The men, aged 27 and 26, both...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí warn of child abuse images extortion email
LIMERICK Gardaí have confirmed that email informing a woman that she was under investigation for viewing material of sexual offences against children is an extortion scam. Crime Prevention Officer Sgt...
View ArticleCounty Limerick man harassed Fine Gael TD with sexually explicit videos
A 43-YEAR-OLD County Limerick man has pleaded guilty to harassing Dublin Fine Gael TD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill by sending her sexually explicit videos he downloaded from a pornographic website. Gerard...
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2,500 sign petition to keep Kevin’s killer in Irish prison
MORE than 2,500 people have signed an online petition calling for Limerick City boxer Kevin Sheehy’s killer to continue serving his life sentence for murder in Ireland. The 20-year old five-time Irish...
View Article78-year old charged with indecent assault of boys in Limerick and Clare
A 78-year old man has appeared in court charged with the indecent assault of four boys over a five year period at locations in Clare and Limerick. At Ennis District Court yesterday (Wednesday), the...
View ArticleCall for Gardaí to tackle problem of scrambler bikes in Limerick City
SCRAMBLER motorbikes being driven dangerously on Sarsfield Bridge, William Street and in the People’s Park had led to a call for them to be banned from housing estates and public spaces in Limerick...
View ArticleLimerick Rape Crisis service wants to recruit Ukrainian trainee
THE Limerick-based Rape Crisis Midwest group is hoping to recruit and train a Ukrainian speaker who could offer counselling to fellow Ukrainians in their own language. For now, the Rape Crisis...
View ArticleLimerick people fall foul of accommodation fraud
TWO people in Limerick ended up as victims of an online accommodation fraud in the last week. Limerick Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Ber Leetch said that both of them responded to the same...
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#BREAKING: College lecturer jailed for sexually assaulting young Limerick girls
COLLEGE lecturer John Hogan was unmasked as a paedophile who sexually assaulted two of his nieces in Limerick and Dublin more than 20 years ago when he appeared at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court...
View ArticleFormer teacher denies 44 counts of indecent assault at Limerick school
A FORMER teacher went on trial yesterday accused on 44 counts of indecently assaulting pupils at a primary school in Limerick. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the alleged...
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Limerick soccer players arrested in match fixing investigation
TEN MEN, including a number of well-known current and former soccer players in Limerick, were arrested this morning as part of an investigation into alleged match fixing in the League of Ireland. The...
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