Limerick burglaries decrease by 17 per cent
BURGLARIES in Limerick have decreased, according to new CSO figures. The figures, highlighted by PhoneWatch, showed that there was a 17 per cent decrease in the amount of burglaries reported across...
View ArticleLimerick mother of two headbutted pharmacy worker
A MOTHER of two pleaded guilty in a Limerick court to two charges of assault and 18 charges of theft, but said that a pharmacy assistant was lying when she said that the woman had headbutted her. But...
View ArticleTwo phones stolen from the same van in Limerick
A DELIVERY driver was left without a way of calling Gardaí for help after not one but two mobile phones were taken from his van in the centre of Limerick City. According to Garda John Finnerty of Henry...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after tow truck set alight in Castleconnell
GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred in the county in the early hours of Tuesday morning (October 31). Gardaí attended the scene of a vehicle on fire,...
View Article€1million in cannabis seized at Shannon Airport
REVENUE officers based at Shannon Airport seized 50kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €1million last Thursday resulting from a risk profiling operation. The drugs were discovered in...
View ArticleLimerick ice cream van man jailed for money laundering
A JUDGE has imposed a five-year and four month prison term for money laundering on a convicted drug dealer who used to make his living selling whipped ice cream to children from his ice cream van. At...
View ArticleMan stabbed in chest as Gardaí fear Hyde Road feud will lead to loss of life
GARDAÍ are growing increasingly fearful that a violent feud, which led to a man being stabbed in the chest last Saturday (October 28), will escalate out of control and lead to loss of life. The knife...
View ArticleMan accused of flushing cocaine down toilet in front of Gardaí further...
A LIMERICK man accused of flushing a large quantity of cocaine down a toilet in front of Gardaí has been remanded in continuing custody. Dean O’Donoghue (26), with an address at Hyde Road in Limerick...
View ArticlePlea bargain may see Limerick man’s killers walk free
CONVICTED killers Molly Martens Corbett and her father Tom are both one step closer to all out freedom after US prosecutors accepted a manslaughter plea bargain from the pair over their killing of Ms...
View ArticleKilmallock man conned out of money via fake loan scam
LIMERICK Gardaí are advising people to take some simple steps after a man in his 40s was recently tricked out of money when applying for a loan. A man from the Kilmallock area applied for a loan...
View ArticleAll-Ireland winning Limerick hurler wins appeal against a conviction and...
THREE-time All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Pat Ryan successfully appealed a jail sentence and conviction for perjury today (Thursday), seven months after he had pleaded guilty to lying during...
View ArticleGardaí appeal for witnesses after man found dead following assault
LIMERICK Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to a violent death of a man in Limerick City in the early hours of this morning (Saturday). The man, described as being in his 40s, was found unresponsive...
View ArticleMan killed in city attack named
GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses after a man was allegedly beaten to death outside a house in Limerick City earlier this morning. The victim, named locally as Ger Curtin, (42), from Old Cork Road,...
View ArticleDriver caught doing 130 in 50km/h zone in Limerick
A DRIVER was caught over the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend doing 130km/h on the Corbally Road into Limerick City, which has a max speed limit of 50km/h. The speeding motorist was the fastest of 1,973...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with killing in Limerick
A MAN has been charged by Gardaí in connection with the death of Ger Curtin in Limerick City yesterday (Saturday) morning. The suspect, aged in his 40s, is due to appear before a special sitting of...
View ArticleLimerick man faces court in connection with fatal assault of father of two...
A 44-YEAR-OLD old Limerick man appeared in court today (Sunday) in connection with the alleged fatal assault of father of two Gerard Curtin in the early hours of Saturday morning. At a special sitting...
View ArticleRegistration plates stolen off car in Limerick
GARDAÍ in Limerick have expressed concern after the front and rear registration plates were stolen from a vehicle in the Annacotty area last month (Wednesday, October 18). The places were taken from a...
View ArticleNew laws on abuse, stalking, and harassment welcomed by women’s support group
ADAPT Domestic Abuse Services in Limerick has welcomed new legislation which adopts a zero-tolerance approach to domestic violence and makes attacks such as non-fatal strangulation an offence for the...
View ArticleFuneral details announced for Limerick assault victim
A father-of-two who died from injuries sustained in an alleged assault in the city last week will be laid to rest on Wednesday (November 8). Ger Curtin, 42, Spit Land, Railway House, Old Cork Road,...
View ArticleTD alleged to have got harassment messages on Facebook
A JUDGE has stated that an east Clare man charged in connection with sending alleged ‘harassment messages’ via Facebook to Clare Fianna Fail TD and Meelick native, Cathal Crowe is facing “an unusual...
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