Limerick Gardaí investigating power washer thefts
FOUR power washers were stolen from a commercial premises on Childers Road earlier this month. According to Garda John Finnerty, Henry Street Garda Station, the red Honda power washers, worth around...
View ArticleSecondary teacher’s life made a ‘living nightmare’ after ‘fictitious...
A SECONDARY school teacher has told a court that his life was made “a living nightmare” by “fictitious allegations” made up by a colleague who sent two anonymous handwritten letters to the Gardaí and...
View ArticleJudge says 12 year old would have better computer system than the courts
A JUDGE made her views clear on the inadequacies of the computer facilities in the courts, saying that “a 12 year old child would have a better system than we do”. Judge Patricia Harney was speaking in...
View ArticleTwo cars stolen from one house in Castletroy
TWO cars were stolen from one family in the Monaleen Park area of Castletroy earlier this month. Two Volkswagen Golf Estates (one grey, one blue) were stolen between 1am and 7.45am on Saturday December...
View ArticleGardaí not sitting on the fence when it comes to retail crime
GARDAÍ in Limerick, and across Ireland, will be pulling out all the stops to curb illegal trading and organised retail crime over the holiday period. From Christmas shopping to January sales, the...
View ArticleShip carrying record seizure of cocaine in Limerick remains detained at...
A CARGO ship found to be carrying the largest ever recovered consignment of cocaine seized in County Limerick remains detained by authorities at Foynes Port. The ship was first detected and searched...
View ArticleFather held on machine gun possession charge to face further matter
A FATHER of three school-going children charged with the unlawful possession of an M16 machine gun and 179 rounds of ammunition is to face an additional charge, a court has heard. At Ennis District...
View ArticleSister of Jason Corbett writes of ‘struggles’ as killers are prepared for...
THE sister of slain Limerick businessman Jason Corbett has written of her “struggles” after news emerged that persistent jail rule breaches by one of her brother’s killers have been inexplicably wiped...
View ArticleLimerick man jailed after hitting ex-partner ‘two digs’ in face in unprovoked...
A JUDGE jailed a Limerick man for eight weeks after hearing how, in contempt of a court safety order, he punched his ex-partner twice in the face in an unprovoked attack. In a case which was heard in...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí seize scrambler from house in city
GARDAÍ in Limerick this week seized a scrambler from a house in the city. The seizure was made on Tuesday (January 2) from a home in the city after Gardaí from Roxboro Road saw a man riding the...
View ArticleLimerick publican complains Gardaí are not visible in county town
A COUNTY Limerick publican has again complained that there is no visible Garda presence in the large market town of Newcastle West where he is running his premises. Gearoid Whelan, proprietor of...
View ArticleStealing child’s bike was ‘lowest of the low’
A JUDGE described a man who stole a child’s bicycle as “the lowest of the low” before sentencing him to a total of 29 weeks in jail. Cian O’Donnell (33), of 23 John Street in Limerick City, pleaded...
View ArticlePlayer shot during soccer match near Limerick-Tipperary border
GARDAÍ in Tipperary are investigating after a man was shot while playing soccer at a sports ground in a village near the Limerick-Tipperary border last night (Saturday January 6). Gardaí have issued a...
View ArticleMan caught on camera stealing almost €300 worth of cosmetics
A MAN with 141 previous convictions was caught on camera in the William Street Boots outlet in Limerick City stealing cosmetics, a Judge was told. Joseph Sheehan (34), of 40 Flood Street, Garryowen,...
View ArticleLimerick TD calls for increased community policing locally
SINN Fein TD Maurice Quinlivan asked Justice Minister Helen McEntee to outline what plans are in place to increase the number of community policing Gardaí in the Limerick policing area. Speaking in the...
View ArticleGardaí issue appeal after scrambler assault in city centre
GARDAÍ have issued a public appeal for witnesses after a hit and run attack in Limerick City last Friday (January 5). At around 7.30pm last Friday evening, a 22-year-old woman was sitting in the back...
View ArticleGardaí appeal for witnesses after man shot in Limerick City
A MAN in his 30s has been rushed to hospital this evening (Saturday January 13) after being shot in Limerick City. It is understood the man was shot twice in the back at around 4pm this evening. He was...
View ArticleMan to appear before courts this morning in connection with shooting in...
A MAN is due to appear before the courts this morning (Monday) charged in connection with a shooting that took place in the Ballinacurra Weston area on Saturday (January 13) afternoon. Gardaí confirmed...
View ArticleSafe theft sparks Garda warning in Limerick
LIMERICK householders discovered to their grief that even things that are tied down are not theft-proof. Even having cash and valuables stashed in a safe wasn’t good enough, one Limerick woman recently...
View ArticleCourt heard Limerick plumber fired shotgun from window fearing home would be...
A SELF-EMPLOYED Limerick plumber seriously injured a man after firing a shotgun out of the window of his home last Saturday (January 13) because he feared his house was about to be attacked, a court...
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