Limerick thief was not a hurling fan
LIMERICK Gardaí are on the trail of an opportunist thief who stole a Kilmallock woman’s purse from her car. But it’s highly unlikely that the culprit is a GAA fan because although they took her cash...
View ArticlePenitent County Limerick woman stole chalice and holy items
A BRUFF woman who stole a bag containing holy books, garments and a church chalice was penitent enough to admit to the theft when confronted by Gardai, a judge was told. Paula Maher (37) of 11 Sycamore...
View ArticleBlackmailers making fake porn videos of Limerick victims
GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating reports of people being contacted by text, email and social media by blackmailers demanding money under threat of sharing pornographic videos of the victims on...
View ArticleNervous Limerick man found in possession of drugs
A JUDGE ordered a probation report on a man stopped by Gardai at Colbert Station in Limerick City and found to have €300 of cannabis and a weighing scales on him. Kilmallock District Court heard that...
View ArticleLimerick man who exposed himself was in possession of weapons
A MAN who exposed himself to an elderly couple in Doon was later arrested in possession of weapons including knives and a baseball bat. A court heard that an elderly couple, who stopped to view land...
View ArticleFormer County Limerick bank to become remote work hub
THE former Bank of Ireland building in Rathkeale is to be developed into a remote working hub and community facility under a government scheme aimed at reviving rural Ireland. Around €7.5 million in...
View ArticleWoman seriously injured in Limerick City assault
GARDAÍ are appealing for witnesses following a serious assault in Limerick City in the early hours of yesterday (Monday) morning. A woman in her 40s was assaulted on a number of occasions on Parnell...
View ArticleCounty Limerick man jailed for driving while disqualified
A COUNTY Limerick man who was caught driving while disqualified has been jailed after a judge was told he had two previous driving disqualifications and 14 previous conviction for traffic offences....
View ArticleCounty Limerick woman jailed for making life hell for neighbours
A WOMAN who, in the words of a Judge, “made life hell” for her neighbours has been jailed. Judge Patricia Harney was hearing a complaint under environmental protection legislation from Lorraine Real,...
View ArticleLimerick driver with 189 convictions threatened to smash up his own van
A County Limerick man who has 189 previous convictions produced a metal pole and threatened to smash up his own van when Gardai tried to seize it. Before the Kilmallock District Court was Derek Mason...
View ArticleBig increase in attempts and threats of murder in Limerick
AN increase in the number of Gardaí in Limerick has been demanded after figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed massive increases in crime rates in the city and county. Speaking to...
View ArticleCounty Limerick man hit neighbour with extendable baton
ISSUES between neighbours in Cappamore erupted into an incident in which a man produced an extendable baton and attacked his neighbour, Kilmallock Court was told last week. Kenneth Ryan (35) of 9 Inis...
View ArticleLimerick ice-cream man gets ten years on drugs charge
A LIMERICK drug dealer, who used to make his living selling ice-cream from a van, has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Judge Francis Comerford imposed the sentence on 47 year-old Paul Collopy...
View ArticleInterpol involved in University of Limerick fraud investigation
INTERPOL is helping Gardaí track down criminals in the UK suspected of stealing more than €100,000 from the University of Limerick (UL) in an invoice redirect fraud last year. It is understood that the...
View ArticleLimerick boxer’s mother wins right to challenge killer’s prison transfer
THE mother of champion Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy, who was murdered in a deliberate hit and run three years ago, has won the right to challenge the transfer of her son’s killer to an English prison....
View ArticleLimerick rapper Willzee jailed for careless driving causing death
WELL-known Limerick musician, rapper and poet William ‘Willzee’ Casey has been jailed for careless driving causing the death of a passenger who was in the back seat of a car he was driving near...
View ArticleCompanies face sentencing over deaths of Limerick bridge workers
A COURT is expected to hear details tomorrow (Wednesday) of the circumstances that led to two men drowning as they carried out work on Thomond Bridge in Limerick City six years ago. Father-of-two Tim...
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Video of Limerick bridge workers’ final moments shown in court
TWO men plunged to their deaths in the River Shannon after a safety mechanism on a crane failed to operate, Limerick Circuit Court was told today (Wednesday). There were emotional scenes as members of...
View ArticleLimerick a hotbed of targets for CAB
by David Raleigh news@limerickpost.ie LIMERICK is a hotbed in Ireland for people suspected of living off the proceeds of crime, according to the latest statistics published by the Garda Criminal Assets...
View ArticleKilmallock gardaí investigate burglary at commercial premises
A BURGLARY took place at a commercial premises in Kilmallock last Wednesday, July 20. According to Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station: “Two youths climbed over a boundary wall leading...
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