Plea deal allegedly discussed in trial of Molly and Tom Martens
A POTENTIAL new plea deal is understood to have been discussed in legal circles in the US in connection with daughter and father Molly and Tom Martens over the 2015 killing of Janesboro businessman...
View ArticleCourt hears former All-Ireland hurler has 200 previous convictions
A FORMER hurler and holder of an All-Ireland medal, who was found asleep in the middle of the street in Bruree and arrested, appeared before a Limerick Court this week. Sean Fahy (64) of Barnaderg,...
View ArticleGardaí in Limerick target organised criminals with series of searches
GARDAÍ mounted a planned search and raid operation against groups involved in an organised crime in Limerick City this evening (Tuesday). The intelligence-led operation involved raids of areas and...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí arrest five men in connection with guns, pipe bomb, drugs and...
FOUR men remained in Garda custody in Limerick this Wednesday morning after Gardaí discovered guns, a viable pipe bomb, drugs, and cash in an operation targeting the activities of organised crime in...
View ArticleGardaí appealing for information following theft in Cappamore
GARDAÍ in Cappamore are investigating after two cars were stolen from a house last month (September 27). Between 7pm on the Wednesday evening and 7am the following morning, thieves forced open the back...
View ArticleLimerick TD concerned at lack of community Gardai as car driven into estate...
LOCAL Sinn Fein TD Maurice Quinlivan said he is concerned at a lack of visible community Gardaí in parts of Limerick City as a car was driven into a housing estate and set alight as children walked...
View ArticleGardaí warn of wave of ‘shoulder surfing’ criminals in Limerick
GARDAÍ have warned people in Limerick to start looking over their shoulders as a new form of theft emerges in the city. ‘Shoulder surfing’, according to Garda John Finnerty of Henry Street Garda...
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Limerick Gardaí seize 44 scramblers using new search and seize powers
GARDAÍ used new legislative powers for the first time this week, seizing dozens of scrambler bikes in Limerick City, where use of the bikes for transporting drugs and in anti-social behaviour has...
View ArticleCouncillors given assurances of extra Garda resources for Halloween in...
COUNCILLORS in Newcastle West are confident that violent and lawless scenes of anti-social behaviour witnessed in the county town last Halloween will not be repeated. The Limerick Post this week spoke...
View ArticleTwo men to appear in court over Limerick organised crime operation
TWO of the men arrested in Limerick on Tuesday (October 24) following an operation targeting organised crime across the city have been charged. Gardaí have confirmed that the two men will face court...
View ArticleMan arrested in Limerick crime probe allegedly flushed cocaine down toilet in...
ONE of two brothers arrested as part of a Garda probe into organised crime and feuding in Limerick is accused of attempting to impede Garda investigations by allegedly picking up a large quantity of...
View ArticleLimerick Garda told to shove charge sheet up his h**e
A WOMAN respected for her charity work with the homeless told a Garda who presented her with a charge sheet to “shove it up your h**e,” a court heard. Pauline Casey (31), of 75 St Munchin’s Street, St...
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Bodybuilder who rammed Gardaí while high on drugs cocktail jailed for seven...
A BODYBUILDER who rammed Limerick Gardaí while high on a cocktail of cocaine and cannabis was today (Friday) jailed for seven years, with the final 12 months suspended. Evan Toomey (27), of Oak Park,...
View ArticleTwo men to appear before Limerick District Court charged in connection with...
TWO men are due to appear before the Limerick District Court today charged in connection with an ongoing Garda operation targeting organised crime. Gardaí confirmed today that the two men will appear...
View ArticleMan hospitalised after violent attack in Limerick City
GARDAÍ have issued a public appeal for assistance following a serious assault on a man in Limerick City in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). According to An Garda Síochána, members of the...
View Article‘I’ll put him back on the streets’ warns Limerick Judge
A JUDGE issued an ultimatum to the Governor of Limerick Prison this week warning that if he did not get psychiatric help for a deeply distressed prisoner, she would put the man “back on the streets”....
View ArticleGardaí seize fireworks and cocaine in Halloween weekend swoop
GARDAÍ in Limerick have seized a large quantity of fireworks, and an amount of cocaine, in an operation aimed at targeting the supply of illegal fireworks on the run up to the Halloween Bank Holiday...
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Jason Corbett’s killers could walk free today in controversial plea bargain
MOLLY Martens and her father Tom could both walk free today for the killing of Limerick father of two Jason Corbett as part of a controversial manslaughter deal, it has been reported. The pair, who...
View ArticleGarda warning to people who keep bank cards in phone cases
GARDAÍ are appealing to anyone who keeps their bank card in the back of their phone case to be extra vigilant. This comes after a man in his 70s was approached by a woman on the street in Caherconlish...
View ArticleDriver was ‘young, stupid, and a complete and utter thug’
A JUDGE described a young man who pleaded guilty to five dangerous driving offences in one day as a “complete and utter thug”. Judge Patricia Harney heard the case of a young driver who “led the Gardaí...
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