Case against Limerick Gardaí adjourned until December
A CASE of alleged attempts at perverting the course of justice by a retired Garda Superintendent and four serving Garda, before Limerick Circuit Criminal Court has been adjourned. Matters in the case...
View ArticleMan due in court in connection with Westbury burglaries
A MAN is due in court in Limerick this morning (Wednesday, 8 November), in connection with a number of burglaries on the outskirts of the city. An Garda Síochána have confirmed that a man, aged in his...
View ArticleMurroe Gardaí investigating damage to car
AN opportunistic assailant caused costly damage to a car in Murroe last month (Friday, October 20), according to local Gardaí. The rear window of a black Dacia Duster was smashed in by an unknown thug...
View ArticleCorbett family need private time as Jason’s killers sentenced
THE LIMERICK family of the late Jason Corbett have said they need time to process sentences handed down to his killers. The family has appealed for privacy after Mr Corbett’s former wife, Molly Martens...
View ArticleTeen arrested in connection with hit-and-run death of University of Limerick...
GARDAÍ in Limerick this morning arrested a man in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that resulted in the death of University of Limerick student Joe Drennan on October 13. A statement from An Garda...
View ArticleCourt awards HSE care assistant almost €400,000 after ladder fall at...
A LIMERICK care assistant who sued the HSE after suffering injuries in a fall from a ladder at University Maternity Hospital Limerick seven years ago has been awarded almost €400,000 in damages....
View ArticleTeenager arrested over fatal Castletroy hit and run released without charge
A TEENAGER who was arrested over the fatal hit and run of University of Limerick student Joe Drennan has been released without charge. The award-winning UL journalism student died when he was struck by...
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Mother-of-two left off-duty Garda cyclist for dead in ditch
A Limerick mother-of-two left an off-duty Garda Inspector for dead in a ditch after severing his foot when she knocked him down while he was riding his bicycle. A court heard today that the driver was...
View ArticleGardaí seeking information after dangerous sulky race causes chaos on...
GARDAÍ have appealed for information around a dangerous sulky race that caused traffic chaos on the N20 Limerick to Cork dual carriageway last Sunday (November 12). Video footage of two sulky racers,...
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Brave Garda has a “strong desire to return to work” despite suffering...
A GARDA Inspector, who was left for dead in a ditch after his foot was severed in a drunken hit-and-run while he was off-duty, said he hopes to return to work. Niall Flood (53), of Newcastle West,...
View ArticleDelivery driver targeted in stealthy early morning robbery
A DELIVERY driver found herself the target of an opportunistic burglary in the early hours of last Saturday morning (November 11). The robbery occurred as the driver was making a delivery to a shop on...
View ArticleStolen tractor used to damage farmer’s livelihood in Limerick townland
A LIMERICK farmer was left bewildered when his own tractor was used to destroy his means of making ends meet. Gardaí in Kilmallock are investigating after a criminal on a solo run entered the farmer’s...
View Article18-year-old appears in court for alleged stabbing in Limerick City
A YOUNG man has appeared in court charged with an alleged violent assault in which a man was stabbed in the chest in Limerick City. Jake McNamara (18), of Main Street, Kilteely, County Limerick,...
View ArticleSarah Corbett reunites with hero cop who shielded her from father’s gruesome...
THE only potential silver lining for Sarah Corbett after her step-mother and step-grandfather were sent back to jail last week for murdering her father was that she finally met the policeman who...
View ArticleTwo-month prison sentence for US green card holder who ‘seriously abused...
A JUDGE has imposed a two-month prison sentence on a US green card holder for falsely using an Irish passport in a bid to gain entry for a child to the United States. At Ennis District Court on...
View ArticleChamber calls for Garda reallocation as anti-social behaviour becomes city’s...
LIMERICK Chamber have called for Gardaí currently assigned to duty at the Mulgrave Street court complex to be reallocated to visible policing duties. The call comes in the wake of a new report showing...
View Article‘Women are in constant fear’: Ashling Murphy’s teacher speaks out against...
FOLLOWING Joseph Puska’s recent conviction for the murder of Limerick student Ashling Murphy, debate about women feeling unsafe has resurfaced. Mr Puska’s conviction reopened conversations from when Ms...
View ArticleJudge warns mother that she can’t use children as “shield” against money...
A JUDGE has jailed the mother of a two-year-old boy for 18 months after telling her that she can’t use her children as a “shield” from the consequences of her money laundering. At Ennis Circuit Court,...
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Inquest hears bruising on 85-year-old UHL patient’s body could not be explained
BRUISES and abrasions found on the body of an elderly patient on an “understaffed” ward at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) could not be explained, an inquest heard yesterday (Wednesday November 15)...
View ArticleHusband alleges wife called him ‘Larry Murphy’ after cutting the grass and...
A HUSBAND told a court that his wife was having an affair with another man, humiliates and intimidates him, and called him “Larry Murphy” after he had his hood up while cutting the grass at home. At...
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