Gardaí seek witnesses to vicious city centre assault on woman
GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for witnesses to an assault of a woman who was repeatedly punched in the face by a man in Limerick City Centre. Limerick Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Ber...
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High Court bid to keep Limerick boxer’s killer in Ireland
LAST ditch efforts are being made by Tracey Tully, the mother of murdered champion Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy, to prevent his killer being allowed to serve the rest of his life sentence closer to his...
View ArticleLimerick Euromillions winner’s son on assault charge
A son of Limerick Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara is facing an assault charge arising from an incident at Ennis Mart last August. At Ennis District Court, Gary McNamara (43) of Ruan Manor,...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí warn of bank jugging
GARDAÍ in Limerick are advising people to avoid using large amounts of cash and instead transfer funds electronically to avoid “bank jugging”. “This term is used to describe a situation in which...
View ArticleLimerick gambling addict jailed for Apple iPhones con
A LIMERICK gambling addict pretended to be working with Virgin Media television to deceive Apple into lending him three iPhones on the pretext of demonstrating their uses on a television programme....
View ArticleInformation sought about burglary at County Limerick shop
GARDAÍ are looking for information about a burglary at a shop in County Limerick last week when a man broke in to the building by smashing a front window with a hammer. According to Garda John Finnerty...
View ArticleAnti-war activists face trial for damaging US plane at Shannon
THE trial of two anti-war activists charged with causing criminal damage to a US navy aircraft at Shannon Airport more than five years ago is due to get under way at the Circuit Court in Dublin today....
View ArticleLimerick chef cooked up online business for selling drugs
A LIMERICK chef who sold drugs through Snapchat when the hospitality industry went into Covid lockdown has been given two and half year suspended prison sentence. Declan Breach, 25, of Dromroe,...
View ArticleFormer Franciscan brother jailed for sexual assault of ten-year-old boy
A FORMER Franciscan Brother has been jailed in Limerick for indecent assault and sexual assault of a ten-year-old boy. Christopher McCarthy (74) of Richmond Court, Mount Kennett, Dock Road, Limerick...
View ArticleAppeal for information about Limerick man feared murdered
GARDAÍ have renewed an appeal for information about missing Southill man Matthew Carroll, who it is feared was murdered by members of a local crime family 24 years ago. Following on from the...
View ArticleLimerick hotel killer takes High Court case over parole application
A MAN serving a life sentence for murdering a Limerick hotel worker 20 years ago, has brought a High Court challenge over what he claims is a refusal by the Minister for Justice to consider him for...
View ArticleLimerick research finds Travellers are victim of criminal justice
A STUDY by researchers at University of Limerick has examined for the first time the relationship between Travellers and the Irish criminal justice system– particularly with the judiciary and Gardaí....
View ArticleJail for Limerick conman who pretended to make documentary on sick children
A LIMERICK conman who pretended he was making a documentary on sick children for RTÉ to con an electronics company out of €13,000 has been sentenced to 15 months in jail. Patrick Sheedy (53) also...
View ArticleGarda warning over Limerick bicycle thefts
A NUMBER of bicycles, including some that were left unattended for only a few minutes, were taken from the front or side of homes in Limerick in the last week. And it’s not just pedal power that the...
View ArticleGardaí seek video of County Limerick teen’s face being slashed
GARDAÍ are following a “definite line of enquiry” after a teenager was allegedly slashed in the face with a sharp blade in Newcastle West yesterday. The assault is alleged to have occurred during an...
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Murdered Limerick boxer’s mother will continue fight to keep killer in Irish...
THE mother of Limerick champion boxer Kevin Sheehy marked the third anniversary of his murder by vowing to continue her legal fight to keep her son’s killer in prison in Ireland. Tracy Tully was...
View ArticleWoman arrested in Limerick ‘hit and run’ investigation released without charge
A WOMAN has been released without charge after she was arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged “hit and run collision” which left a senior Garda seriously injured. Niall Flood, who is in...
View ArticleWoman arrested after drugs seized in Limerick City suburb
A WOMAN has been arrested after Gardaí seized an estimated €143,140 worth of drugs and €32,900 in cash during a search of a house in Rhebogue, on the outskirts of Limerick City yesterday. Gardaí from...
View ArticleAlan Hannan’s search for justice goes on
THE father of an innocent teenager murdered in Limerick 14 years ago said he feels “let down” by the State after several investigations into claims that a Garda failed to record information prevalent...
View ArticleMan arrested in Limerick City drugs raid
GARDAÍ arrested a man after seizing drugs with an estimated street value of more than €50,000 during a search operation in Limerick City yesterday. As part of ongoing investigations targeting the sale...
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