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Elderly man targeted in knifepoint robbery
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A KNIFE wielding thug targeted an elderly man and robbed him after inflicting a series of head injuries moments before gardai managed to effect an arrest of two...
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Killer tells trial Dundon ordered murder from prison cell
Andrew Carey at Special Criminal Court, CCJ, Dublin andrew@limerickpost.ie CONVICTED killer, Anthony ‘Noddy’ McCarthy has told the trial of two men charged with the murder of Roy Collins that he heard...
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Kick boxer jailed for drugs offences
AN IRISH international kickboxer has been jailed for two years after he was caught “red handed” with a bag of cannabis following a high speed chase on a motorbike reaching speeds of over 200kmph....
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Two arrested as 18kg of khat seized
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie 18KG of khat, the leafy green plant considered a stimulant with effects similar to that of amphetamine when chewed, has been seized from a private home in Limerick...
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Man denies slashing friend’s neck over car crash
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A MINOR road traffic collision is said to have sparked the reason why a County Limerick man slashed the driver of a car in the neck causing him serious injury almost...
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Family traumatised after armed raid
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie HANDCUFFED and lying face down on his kitchen floor, Ger Garvey was told he would have his head blown off; his daughter would be killed and he would never see his...
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Paedophile’s death denies justice to abuse victims
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie WHEN paedophile John (Jack) Dunne was jailed last year for abusing four young boys during the mid 60s, a further six victims emerged to make complaints against...
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Street beggar wins court appeal
A ROMANIAN street beggar has won his appeal against a court activating a suspended sentence for obstructing people while begging in Limerick city last year. 20-year-old Vasile Muntean was jailed for...
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Concern in Limerick over Ballyhahill shooting
Cllr Emmett O’Brien A SHOOTING incident in the village of Ballyhahill last week has increased the growing sense of fear and isolation within the local community, according to a local public...
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Justice spokesman appeals to judge for leniency
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie FIANNA Fáil Justice spokesperson Niall Collins petitioned a Circuit court judge not to jail a Castleconnell drugs dealer because of concerns over the welfare of...
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Murdered gangsters son seeks early release from prison
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie THE son of murdered Limerick gangster Eddie Ryan has launched a High Court application to secure his release from prison on a firearms offence. 31-year-old Edward...
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Garda warning over car buying scam
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A CAR buying fraud involving the use of forged bank drafts has been highlighted by gardaí who say there have been more reports of the scam so far this year than...
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Property developer allegedly claimed dead father’s pension
by Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A WELL-KNOWN property developer is to face trial on allegations he fraudulently claimed his father’s pension, carers and fuel allowances for up to ten months...
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Rape accused denies he was fleeing country when stopped at airport boarding gate
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A NATIVE of the Ivory Coast who was stopped at the boarding gate in Dublin Airport gate denies that he was trying to flee the jurisdiction before being charged with...
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Judges to deliver Dundon and Killeen murder verdict
THE THREE judges of the non-jury special criminal court will deliver their verdict tomorrow in the trial of two men charged with the murder of Limerick businessman, Roy Collins. Andrew Carey reviews...
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Rapist jailed over traumatic taxi hijack
A 51-year-old taxi driver forced to drive at knife point by a convicted rapist, has described the ordeal as the “most traumatic event of his life”. Part time driver Pat Dillon said his life has...
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Man and woman injured in County Limerick shooting
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A MAN and a woman have been seriously injured in a shooting at a housing estate in Newcastle West this Wednesday afternoon. The male, understood to be in his 30s...
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Man arrested over Newcastle west shooting
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A 25-year-old man has been arrested as part of a garda investigation into a shooting in Newcastle West on Wednesday afternoon last where a brother and sister were...
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25-year-old remains in custody over shooting
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie A 25-year-old man arrested in connection with a shooting in County Limerick remains in garda custody this Thursday evening as the manhunt for the gunman continues....
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€1.2 paid out to Limerick prisoners
Andrew Carey andrew@limerickpost.ie CONVICTED criminals in Limerick Prison have been paid over €1.2 million euro in pocketmoney over the last five years, figures have revealed. The payments, which fall...
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