Limerick judge refuses bail to man accused of breaching court order
A JUDGE refused bail to a man after hearing that his former partner claims he tried to strangle her and his own admission that he just wants to return to his home country. In a case held behind closed...
View ArticleMan arrested after Limerick City drugs raid
A MAN was arrested following the seizure of more than €100,000 worth of drugs during a search operation in Limerick City today. As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Limerick Divisional...
View ArticleCounty Limerick driver pushed Garda and swiped her radio
A LIMERICK man who was stopped at a routine traffic checkpoint verbally abused a Garda, pushed her out of the way, and took her radio when she tried to call for back-up. Judge Carol Ann Coolican heard...
View ArticleLimerick farmer in court for shooting rats with unlicensed gun
A LIMERICK farmer who was using an air rifle to shoot vermin ended up in court being prosecuted for possession of a firearm because he didn’t realise the gun required a licence. A judge was told that...
View ArticleMan charged with arson at Limerick City period home
A MAN appeared in court today (Thursday) charged with an arson attack on a period house at an illustrious address in Limerick City. Darren Holland (41), formerly of Moyross but without a current fixed...
View ArticleMan arrested on suspicion of murdering woman in Limerick apartment
A MAN has this evening been arrested by police in Northern Ireland on suspicion of murdering a woman in Limerick this past Tuesday (April 4). Gardaí in Limerick said they were conducting forensic...
View ArticleGardaí believe woman’s killer acted alone
GARDAÍ believe the man who stabbed a woman to death in an apartment in Limerick City acted alone in the killing and fleeing the scene. A source familiar with the murder probe said Gardaí did not...
View ArticleMan charged with murder of mother of four in Limerick City apartment
A MAN in his 20s has been charged with the murder of a woman in an apartment in Limerick City this past Tuesday (April 4). The 26-year old accused is scheduled to appear before Belfast Magistrates...
View ArticleJudge refuses to hear theft case deeming charges ‘too serious’
A JUDGE refused to hear a case in the District Court in Limerick this week after being told the amount allegedly stolen and the number of charges involved. Judge Carol Ann Coolican sent the case, in...
View ArticleMEP fears Ireland could become ‘haven’ for organised crime
EUROPEAN organised crime gangs may move their criminal enterprises to Ireland due to the country’s non-membership of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) system. That was the concern raised...
View ArticleAngry mother who tried to kick “offside” partner got his friend instead
A JUDGE heard how an angry mother of four got involved in a “domestic explosion” in which she tried to kick her partner but missed and got his friend instead. Before Newcastle West District Court was...
View ArticleMan facing prison for second time because he can find nowhere to live
AN ELDERLY Limerick man who has already been jailed once for not obeying a court order to take his mobile home off a site without planning permission is still living in it, a Judge was told. William...
View ArticleLimerick parents warned of new scam
GARDAÍ in Limerick are advising parents to be wary of a new scam that has been reported in the county recently. The scam sees people receiving a text purporting to be from their child saying that they...
View ArticleMissing Rathkeale teen found
A LIMERICK teenager who went missing from her home in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick two months ago has been located safe and well. Gardaí and her family were deeply concerned about the safety and welfare of...
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Geila Ibram remembered in vigil in Limerick City
UNDER a gloomy sky on Steamboat Quay in Limerick City on Tuesday evening, around 50 people gathered to remember Geila Ibram, who was killed in an apartment on the Dock Road last Tuesday (April 4). The...
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Sorrow bit deeper than cold at vigil for murdered Romanian mother
THE RAIN was heavy and the wind biting but the sorrow bit deeper. On the banks of the Shannon, at Steamboat Quay, a small crowd of around 50 gathered in vigil for a woman who was brutally murdered one...
View ArticlePublic urged to be cautious of people posing as journalists asking for...
MEMBERS of the public have been advised by Limerick Gardaí to be wary of strangers who come up to them in the streets asking for personal details under false pretences. This follows reports of people...
View ArticleLimerick feminist group stage protest following Geila Ibram killing
“WHEN women’s lives are under attack, stand up, fight back.” Those were the words that could be heard chanted throughout Limerick City yesterday evening (Thursday) as the Limerick branch of socialist...
View ArticleLimerick car owners warned of potential theft risk
CAR OWNERS across Limerick are warned of a potential theft that has been reported across the county. Owners of Toyota Prius cars in particular are warned of a potential risk of catalytic converter...
View ArticleFacebook fantasy led to blackmail for one Limerick man
GARDAÍ in Limerick are urging people to be careful when communicating with strangers online. This comes after recent reports of “harmful communications” locally, involving threats posed to a man to...
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