Limerick man alleged to have tossed €10,500 of cocaine from car
A LIMERICK City man accused of throwing €10,500 worth of cocaine from a car as Gardaí approached the vehicle has been returned for trial on charges of having cocaine for sale or supply. 43-year-old...
View ArticleLimerick car owner targeted by thief twice in a month
GARDAÍ in Limerick are seeking witnesses after a house in the city was targeted by a car thief twice within a month. At 18.45 on Thursday, December 1, Gardaí in Roxboro received a report from a...
View ArticleLimerick sex assault victim endured three and a half hour attack
A WOMAN who suffered a three and a half hour sexual assault at the hands of a colleague in her Limerick workplace on her first day on the job has waived anonymity so her attacker can be named. Donna...
View ArticleMan who sexually assaulted County Limerick woman cannot be put on offenders...
A COUNTY Limerick woman who was sexually assaulted by a colleague on her first day at work in a fast food restaurant says she is disgusted that the name of her attacker could not be put on the sex...
View ArticleCourt date for men arrested over Patrickswell incident
TWO men in their twenties are due to appear at Limerick District Court, this morning in relation to an incident in Patrickswell on Wednesday night. In a statement issued this morning a Garda...
View ArticleLimerick brothers refused bail on charges arising from Patrickswell ramming
TWO Limerick brothers, who Gardaí alleged are a danger to the wider community, have been refused bail on charges of violent disorder in which a man was left fighting for his life in hospital after a...
View ArticleBail for Limerick man charged with damaging caravan in Rathkeale
A man charged with causing criminal damage to a caravan and a car in Rathkeale last month has been granted bail after his mother provided an independent €5,000 cash surety at Limerick District Court....
View ArticleThird man due in court over violent disorder in Limerick village
GARDAÍ investigating an assault and violent disorder incident on Main Street, Patrickswell last Wednesday evening have arrested a third person. The man in his 50s was arrested yesterday and detained...
View ArticleDPP decision awaited over Limerick death crash charges
A NEWCASTLE WEST man charged in connection with a fatal crash that claimed the life of a truck driver last March has been further remanded by a Limerick court. Niall O’Halloran (55) of Woodfield Drive,...
View ArticleNew Limerick dad who has 78 convictions at serious risk of jail
A NEW father who has 78 convictions, including convictions for hit-and-runs while driving, is in serious danger of going to jail, a Judge warned. Jordan McCarthy (22) of 31 Lisheen Park, Patrickswell,...
View ArticleFamily support Limerick man who has a decade of criminal convictions
A COUNTY Limerick man who has a decade of criminal charges against him is still supported by his family, despite his two sisters pressing ahead with Garda complaints about him, a court heard. The case...
View ArticleMartens seek change of venue for Corbett trial
THE FATHER and daughter due to face trial in the US for the murder of Limerick father of two, Jason Corbett, are trying to have the trial moved out of Davidson County on the basis that media coverage...
View ArticleLimerick man with 185 convictions refused bail
A JUDGE has refused bail to a Limerick man who has 185 previous court convictions, 48 of them for offences committed while on bail. Noel Franklin (36) with an address at Mount Kenneth, Limerick City,...
View ArticleLimerick worker claimed wife stripped and assaulted him over affair
A LIMERICK worker who claimed his wife beat him around the head with a slipper, tore off his clothes and poured hot water on his face, has had his application for a Safety Order against her refused. At...
View ArticleLimerick man charged with speeding in car he has never driven
A MYSTIFIED man found himself before a Limerick court this week charged with speeding in a car he didn’t buy, doesn’t own, and has never even seen or sat in, much less driven. The man had been...
View ArticleMan charged over seizure of drugs and cash in Limerick
A man has been charged before Limerick District Court in connection with the seizure of drugs and cash. He was arrested after Gardaí intercepted a car near the Tipperary Roundabout, just off the...
View ArticleLimerick drug dealer banned from several parts of the city
A CONVICTED drug dealer has been banned from several parts of Limerick for a period of two years, after a court heard he had helped fuel a drug scourge in the city. William Coady, (32), of Verdant...
View ArticleLimerick woman flicked blood and spat at Garda
A COURT heard how a Garda who went to assist a County Limerick woman who was self-harming was spat at and had blood flung at him. Judge Patricia Harney heard that Elizabeth Bulman (32) of Race, Old...
View ArticleLimerick children’s special care unit gets the all clear
A SPECIAL care unit for children in Limerick City, which was slammed in a report just seven months ago for failing in reporting allegations of child abuse and multiple other areas, has been given a...
View ArticleCar registration number was a giveaway for Limerick fuel theft
A TEENAGER who put petrol in a car in Limerick and left without paying for it was identified by a Garda Detective who recognised the car from CCTV footage. The Detective told Kilmallock District Court...
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