Transgender woman’s threat to torture and kill her mother “deeply disturbing”
by David Raleigh news@limerickpost.ie A JUDGE has described the contents of a pre-sentencing probation report on a transgender woman who threatened to torture, rape, and kill her mother, as “deeply...
View ArticleFuneral held for former music teacher found with “serious injuries” after...
by David Raleigh news@limerickpost.ie THE funeral was held today, Thursday, for a former music teacher, who gardaí suspect was seriously assaulted hours before her death. Louise Muckell, aged in her...
View ArticleWoman jailed for 7 years after ploughing into pedestrians in Limerick attack
by David Raleigh news@limerickpost.ie A MOTORIST who ploughed into pedestrians in Limerick City last year has been jailed for nine years with the final two years suspended, and also given a 15-year...
View ArticleLimerick man jailed for ‘TikTok assault’ on female Garda Sergeant
A JUDGE has jailed a 21-year-old Limerick man for six months for a ‘TikTok assault’ on a female Garda sergeant who remains in constant pain and is unable to return to work two years after the late...
View ArticleCriminals target trucks for diesel
A NUMBER of lorries were targeted for diesel during a break-in in Newcastle West last week. According to Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station, two criminals broke into a business park just...
View ArticleAmmunition stolen from car
TWO gun cartridges were stolen from a car in a break-in in Kilmallock last week. Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station revealed: “The owner of a blue Volkswagen Touareg Estate parked his...
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 ArticleAmmunition stolen from car
TWO gun cartridges were stolen from a car in a break-in in Kilmallock last week. Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda Station revealed: “The owner of a blue Volkswagen Touareg Estate parked his...
View ArticleFuneral held for former music teacher found with “serious injuries” after...
by David Raleigh news@limerickpost.ie THE funeral was held today, Thursday, for a former music teacher, who gardaí suspect was seriously assaulted hours before her death. Louise Muckell, aged in her...
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...
View ArticleDiesel stolen from Limerick quarry
GARDAÍ are advising business owners to protect their diesel tanks from criminals following an increase in diesel thefts. Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Ber Leetch of Henry Street Garda Station...
View ArticleThieves target cars for parts
A NUMBER of attempted thefts from cars were reported to Limerick gardaí this week. Sergeant Ber Leetch of Henry Street Garda Station revealed: “On Friday, July 29 in Caherdavin, two males were spotted...
View ArticleGardaí warn of Covid scammers as Limerick man raises alarm
by Kathy Masterson news@limerickpost.ie A MAN in Limerick had a lucky escape from online scammers after he became suspicious of a text he received claiming to be from the HSE. According to Crime...
View ArticleOpportunistic thief steals cash from till
CASH was taken from a till at a restaurant and takeaway in Limerick City last Thursday, July 28. Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Ber Leetch revealed: “The staff left the counter for a very short time...
View ArticleCorbett support group calls for justice on Jason’s anniversary
by Kathy Masterson news@limerickpost.ie AN ONLINE support group for the family and friends of murdered Limerick man Jason Corbett issued a plea to the US justice system to return his killers to prison...
View ArticleLimerick pensioner injured during violent burglary
GARDAÍ are currently investigating an aggravated burglary that took place in Kilmallock in the early hours of Saturday morning, which saw a pensioner injured by a burglar armed with a slash hook. The...
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