Limerick mother left in poverty after account scammed
CASH-strapped people desperate for a loan are being targeted by fake lending companies and used as money mules, it has been revealed after a Limerick mother told the Limerick Post how her account was...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí seek help in catching unholy thieves
GARDAÍ are seeking help to solve an unholy crime in which money was stolen from a church in County Limerick. Two men entered the Church of the Assumption in Abbeyfeale on Thursday, January 12 between...
View ArticleLimerick Garda warning over car key security
GARDAÍ are warning people in Limerick to keep their car keys in a safe, concealed place, and lock their cars and homes before going to bed. This comes after a 22-year-old man was asleep in his house in...
View ArticleMan charged after improvised firearm seized in Limerick
A YOUNG man is due to appear before Limerick District Court today, charged in connection with the seizure of an improvised firearm during a Garda search of a house in city last weekend. Gardaí said the...
View ArticleLimerick man granted bail after claims he was stockpiling weapons
A MAN who Gardaí alleged was stockpiling weaponry in his Limerick City home was granted bail on charges of possessing an improvised firearm and a single round of ammunition. Gardaí searching Michael...
View ArticleLimerick peace activist avoids jail for damaging US Navy plane
A 78-year-old Limerick peace activist avoided a jail sentence when he was acquitted of a criminal damage charge for damaging a US Navy plane at Shannon Airport almost six years ago. Retired Army...
View ArticleRevolut scam left Limerick teenager €800 poorer
AN 18-year old Limerick woman is one of a number of people who may have been fooled by a convincing new scam in which thieves extract information that allows them to steal from bank accounts. The young...
View ArticleToyota Vitz and Aqua targeted by Limerick car thieves
GARDAÍ in Limerick have seen an increase in stolen Japanese imported cars and are now advising owners to take extra safety measures. According to Limerick Garda Crime Prevention Officer Sgt Ber Leetch...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí investigate early morning crime rampage
GARDAÍ are investigating a crime rampage that took place in the early hours of Friday morning last (January 27). Two youths stole an orange Nissan hatchback, said to have had an 03 L reg, that was...
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Hotel group bans sale of cigarettes after Limerick staff member caught in...
THE owners of the Limerick Radisson Blu Hotel have banned the sale of cigarettes at all its 11 hotels after a staff member sold cigarettes to a 14 year old girl deployed by the HSE to test the Limerick...
View ArticleLimerick driver with appalling record has near-miss with jail
A YOUNG driver with an “appalling” record escaped going to jail this Tuesday after a judge heard how he has made massive efforts to get his life back on track. Dylan Williams-Carroll (25) of Arraview,...
View ArticleSignificant rise in knife seizures across Limerick
THERE has been a significant increase in knife seizures across Limerick city and county over the past five years. 2017 saw the largest number of seizures in Limerick at 102, with numbers at 86, 74, 86...
View ArticleLimerick communities should benefit from redirection of CAB money
THE redirection of money seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) to communities affected by crime should include areas of Limerick that have been impacted most by organised criminal gangs. That’s...
View ArticleAddicts bringing their children to Limerick drug dens
PARENTS caught in the Limerick drugs epidemic have been bringing their children along with them to local drug dens where they buy drugs for themselves or to sell on to others. “It’s heartbreaking to...
View ArticleLimerick woman’s death bed claim that her partner set her on fire
A CORONERS court has heard that there was no evidence to support claims by a Limerick woman who said on her death bed that her former partner had set her on fire. Martina Kiely (44) died of injuries...
View ArticleJail sentence for prolific Limerick burglar
A JUDGE jailed a burglar for two months this week after he pleaded guilty to breaking in to a house in Newcastle West and stealing €1,320 worth of property. Gardai charged Marin Willezwski from...
View ArticleLimerick man fails to appear on charges over ramming of patrol car
GARDAÍ are seeking a Limerick man who failed to turn up in court this week to face charges associated with the ramming of a patrol car in which a Garda was injured. The Garda injured in the ramming...
View ArticleLimerick man’s murder trial venue to be decided in coming days
A COURT in the United States will decide in the coming days on whether to move the venue for the trial of Molly Martens Corbett and her father,Thomas, on charges of murdering Limerick businessman Jason...
View ArticleLimerick judge issues 65 arrest warrants in one day
A JUDGE issued 65 arrest warrants in a Limerick court last Friday for people who didn’t turn up in court on non-criminal matters. Judge Carol Anne Coolican issued the warrants for people who had failed...
View ArticleLimerick woman banned for second drink driving offence
A DRIVER who appeared in a Limerick court for the second time on a drink driving charge was put off the road for two years last week. Sabine Kirse (30) of Woodfield Park, Newcastle West was stopped by...
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