Court hears intruder ‘had eyes bulging out of her head like a rabbit with...
A 33-YEAR-OLD County Clare woman “was completely out of control and had eyes bulging out of her head like a rabbit with myxomatosis” when trying to break into a couple’s bedroom late at night at a...
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70 years since Limerick man was hung in last ever State execution in Ireland
THIS weekend marks the 70th anniversary of the last person to be executed by the State – Limerick man Michael Manning. Manning was 25 when he was executed by hanging at Mountjoy Prison in Dublin on...
View ArticleMan before courts in connection with firearm and ammunition seizure in...
A MAN in his 40s was to appear before a special court sitting this afternoon after a number of firearms and ammunition was seized yesterday (Friday) in Limerick City. Gardaí confirmed that the man was...
View ArticleInquest into death of Aoife Johnson begins today
MEDICAL staff who were present on the date tragic teenager Aoife Johnston died at University Hospital Limerick are expected to be among 23 witnesses who will give evidence in the Coroners Court in...
View ArticleLimerick senator welcomes Justice Minister’s plans for clampdown on...
LIMERICK Fine Gael senator Maria Byrne has welcomed recent moves by Justice Minister Helen McEntee to clamp down on knife crime and anti-social behaviour across Ireland with tougher sentencing....
View ArticleNurse tells inquest into Aoife Johnston’s death that hospital was akin to a...
A RETIRED nurse manager at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) told Aoife Johnston’s inquest today (Monday) that the hospital was akin to a “war zone” and was “unsafe” for patients on the night the...
View ArticleMasked men take stolen Ennis car on rampage in Limerick
GARDAÍ are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a balaclava-clad gang who stole a car and went on a speeding rampage around Limerick last week, putting lives in danger. The individuals tried...
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Inquest into Aoife Johnston’s death hears UHL ‘not safe’ for patients on...
A DOCTOR who treated 16-year-old Aoife Johnston prior to her death at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) wept in the witness box at the teenager’s inquest today (Tuesday), telling Limerick Coroner John...
View ArticleNurse manager tells Aoife Johnston inquest she is ‘haunted’ by girl’s death
AN ASSISTANT director of nursing at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) giving evidence today (Tuesday) at the inquest into Aoife Johnston’s death agreed that the environment inside the hospital’s...
View ArticlePolicing Authority to meet with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in Limerick...
THE POLICING Authority, an independent body responsible for overseeing the performance of An Garda Síochána in the provision of policing services, is to meet with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in a...
View ArticleManager powerless as Aoife lay dying, inquest hears
A FORMER general manager at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), who was working in an “executive on call” shift on the night Aoife Johnston was brought to the hospital suffering with life threatening...
View ArticleLimerick dumping case may have consequences for all but dumper
A PROSECUTION involving illegal dumping is likely to cause legal and financial woes to everyone involved, except the person who did the dumping, a court heard. Desmond O’Brien, the former owner of land...
View ArticleFake €50 notes doing the rounds in Limerick
SHOP staff and traders are being warned about a flush of counterfeit money currently doing the rounds in Limerick. Gardaí believe the notes are being brought into the country by scammers who are...
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‘Happy-go-lucky’ Aoife died a ‘horrible death’ says Johnston family
THE parents of Aoife Johnston who died in a “death trap” emergency department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick, following “systemic failures” in her care said their daughter died a “horrible...
View ArticleLimerick man’s roars and shouting brought Gardaí to his door, judge hears
A MURROE man was the cause of Gardaí being called to his own front door as he was “roaring and shouting” and very drunk, a judge was told. Ronan Ryan (20), of 13 Gilmartin Park, Murroe, County...
View ArticleValuables stolen from parked car in Castletroy
A THIEF broke into a red Ford Fiesta parked in the driveway of a house at Harvard Close, College Court, Castletroy, between 7pm on Thursday, April 11 and 9am the following morning. The thief forced the...
View ArticleFour men arrested in raid on cannabis factory in Limerick City
GARDAÍ smashed a cannabis factory operation in Limerick City today (Friday) when armed officers swooped on a house and netted €300,000 worth of cannabis and cannabis plants. €10,000 in cash was also...
View Article‘Fear was never a word in my life before’: 13 years jail for man who raped,...
A LIMERICK court heard how a 58-year-old man raped and sexually assaulted his niece after locking her in a room in his home for a week and beating her with weapons including a hockey stick and an...
View ArticleArchitect’s holidays leave court case over Limerick land in limbo
A MAN brought before the District Court in Kilmallock for unauthorised use of land told a judge that he can’t remove an area of hard standing because his architect is on holidays. The court heard from...
View ArticleThree men to appear before court in connection with €300,000 cannabis raid in...
THREE men are to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court today (Saturday) in connection with a Garda raid in Limerick City that led to the seizure of up to €300,000 worth of...
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