Man charged in connection with fatal road crash in West Limerick town
A MAN was arrested and charged this morning in connection with a fatal crash that took place in a West Limerick town more than a year ago and took the life of a Latvian father of two. According to a...
View ArticleBroken jaw sends assault case to higher court
A JUDGE in Limerick refused to hear a case concerning an assault after learning that the victim in the case suffered a broken jaw. Patrick Shanahan (35), a father of four who was described as homeless,...
View ArticleGarda warning after Limerick family home burgled while owners did the school run
GARDAÍ have advised parents in Limerick to ensure doors and windows are secure while doing the school run. This comes after a house in Patrickswell was broken into on Wednesday August 31 between 9.30am...
View ArticleOnline marketplace leads to daylight robbery in Limerick City
A LIMERICK man was the victim of daylight robbery when he met with a stranger who had contacted him online after advertising a phone for sale. According to Gardaí in Limerick, the local man went to...
View ArticleLimerick supermarket checkout worker threatened with broken bottle in...
A YOUNG supermarket worker was subjected to a terrifying ordeal last week by a would-be thief who threatened her with a broken bottle. The young checkout woman was working in Tesco in the Crescent...
View ArticleGardaí powerless against scourge of scrambler drug mules in Limerick City
THE lack of enforceable legislation to tackle the misuse of scramblers in the city is a frustration for Gardaí, members of Limerick City and County Council heard, as serious concerns were raised about...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after high-speed chase in Kilmallock
GARDAÍ are hunting for the driver of a stolen car found abandoned in a field after local units pursued it in Kilmallock, County Limerick, overnight on Tuesday (September 12). The car was reported...
View ArticleCouncil Affairs: Councillors scramble to discuss city scourge
“HALF the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.” Fianna Fáil councillor Kieran O’Hanlon would certainly beg to differ with renowned newspaper editor and novelist Edgar Watson...
View ArticleGardaí investigating multiple incidents of anti-social behaviour in County...
GARDAÍ in Kilmallock have mounted multiple investigations after a spate of anti-social incidents took place in the County Limerick town in recent weeks. On Thursday September 7, Gardaí responded to “an...
View Article118 convictions mostly involving alcohol ‘speak for themselves’ says Limerick...
THE CRIMES of a man who stole more than €500 worth of beer and vodka in five separate thefts “speak for themselves”, his solicitor told a Limerick court. Admitting the thefts before Limerick District...
View ArticleGardaí dismayed at disbandment of specialised Garda units in Limerick
KEY crimefighting units that have been instrumental to Gardaí toppling Limerick drug organisations and putting gangland criminals behind bars are to be disbanded as a consequence of the Garda...
View ArticleGarda HQ to press ahead with controversial roster despite claims community...
GARDA Headquarters today (September 19) said it would press ahead with plans to recommence the operation of a controversial Garda rostering system which has led to the majority of rank and file members...
View ArticleProgress in Limerick murder case questioned by lawyer
A LAWYER acting for a man accused of murdering a woman in an apartment in Limerick City has questioned the level of progress being made in the prosecution’s case. It has also emerged that a...
View ArticleMore Garda officers the preferred option over Castletroy Garda Station
“HAVING a Garda station is one thing, but having Gardaí to be in that Garda station is another.” That was the response from Superintendent Andrew Lacey of Roxboro Road Garda Station to calls for a...
View ArticleLimerick teacher admits harassment in accusing colleague of viewing...
A TEACHER appeared in court charged with sending grossly offensive communications in the form of two letters alleging that a colleague was viewing sexually inappropriate content on his phone while in...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí investigating theft of firewood in Askeaton
GARDAÍ are on the lookout for a toasty thief in Askeaton after reports from a local man of the theft of firewood from his lands on Friday September 8. Sergeant Ber Leetch, Crime Prevention Officer at...
View ArticleHouse burgled and car stolen in Castletroy ‘convoy’ of crime
A CONVOY of crime swept through Castletroy in the early hours of Saturday September 16, as local Gardaí reported a forced entry into a local home and the theft of a car. A black Ford Focus with a 161KY...
View ArticleLimerick woman conned out of €35,000 by alleged online lover
A WOMAN from Limerick was conned out of more than €30,000 by someone she met online who she believed she was in a relationship with. The local woman, aged in her 40s, began talking to a man who said he...
View ArticleFunding approved for new Garda station in Castletroy
PLANS have been approved for funding to build a new Garda Station in Castletroy, with the Office of Public Works (OPW) already set to work on locating an ideal site. It is understood that Garda...
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Arrested scrambler driver was found to be carrying drugs in Limerick City
A SCRAMBLER rider was arrested in Limerick City today (Wednesday September 27) after being found in possession of suspected hard drugs. While on patrol in Limerick City, members of the Community...
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