Further court appearance in connection with €300,000 cannabis raid in...
A FOURTH man is to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court today (Sunday) in connection with Friday’s planned Garda raid on a cannabis factory in Limerick City. Three men already...
View ArticlePrisoners sleeping on camp beds in Limerick Women’s Prison despite new wing
DESPITE the much-lauded opening a new female wing in Limerick prison last October, there are now 15 women being forced to sleep on camp beds. That’s according to leaders in the Prison Officers...
View ArticleMan goes on trial accused of biting off part of brother’s finger after...
A MAN went on trial this Monday (April 29) accused of biting part of his brother’s finger off following the alleged victim’s wedding. Uche Georgewill (42) is alleged to have bitten the tip of Chukwuma...
View ArticleTrial of Barbie Kardashian over alleged threats to kill adjourned for...
THE trial of a transgender woman accused of making threats to kill or cause serious harm to two women in Limerick has been further adjourned. The accused, Barbie Kardashian (22), of no fixed abode, was...
View ArticleLimerick man who raped and sexually abused cousins jailed for seven and half...
A FORMER Scout leader who raped his young cousin, and 10 years later sexually assaulted her two teenage sisters on a scouting trip, has been jailed for seven and a half years. The 61-year-old Limerick...
View ArticleGood samaritan rugby tackled thief who stole women’s handbag
GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating after an unsuspecting woman had her handbag snatched from her car in broad daylight in the city centre last week. On Friday last week (April 26) at around 7.45pm in...
View ArticleTrial hears man bit off tip of brother’s finger at wedding celebration
A MAN who claimed his brother bit off part of his finger at a party celebrating his wedding denied under cross examination by the accused’s barrister that he attacked the accused first. Chukwuma...
View ArticleLimerick prosecutions for mobile phone use while driving almost triple in 2023
LIMERICK saw a 141 per cent increase in prosecutions for driving while holding a mobile phone in 2023. That’s according to figures provided by Gardaí to Ireland South MEP candidate Cynthia Ní Mhurchú,...
View ArticleGardaí investigating hit-and-run in Limerick City
GARDAÍ in Limerick are investigating after reported incidents of public order and reckless endangerment in the city yesterday (Tuesday April 30). According to a statement from Gardaí, an altercation...
View ArticleJohnston family want to remember Aoife as ‘happy-go-lucky’ girl
THE PARENTS of Aoife Johnston said at the conclusion last week of the inquest into her death that they do not want her to be remembered “as the girl who died on a hospital trolley”, but as “a happy,...
View ArticleCCTV system approved for Garryowen area of Limerick City
LABOUR councillor Conor Sheehan welcomed news that a CCTV system for Garryowen has been approved by the local authority’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) and will now proceed to the Garda National...
View ArticleLimerick man fined for drunk outburst
A SNAP remark by a man who had drink taken cost him dearly when a judge fined him €150 for the outburst. John Foley (60), of 3 St Ita’s Road Abbeyfeale, pleaded guilty before Newcastle West District...
View ArticleMan to appear in court following reckless endangerment in Limerick City
A MAN has been arrested and charged and is set to appear in court this morning (Friday May 3) in connection with an incident of public order and reckless endangerment in Limerick City on Tuesday. The...
View Article‘Prolific paedophile’ former Limerick scout leader jailed for historic abuse...
AN 80-YEAR-OLD former Limerick scout leader was jailed for six years and eight months for molesting five young boys, all scouts “who still believed in Santa”, in the 1970s and early 1980s. At Ennis...
View ArticleMan acquitted of alledgedly biting off tip of brother’s finger at wedding party
A MAN accused of biting off part of his brother’s finger during a family wedding celebration was acquitted by a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. Uche Georgewill-Manjor (42), of Garranmore,...
View ArticleMan charged over Limerick ‘feud’ hit and run is granted bail
VIDEO footage played in court today (Friday May 3) showed a car driving at a man in an alleged hit-and-run linked to an alleged violent feud Gardaí claimed is “ongoing” in Limerick City. Gardaí told a...
View ArticleLimerick man jailed for two months after driving dad’s car uninsured
BORROWING his father’s car turned out to be a bad decision for an Abbeyfeale man after a judge jailed him for two months for driving uninsured. Patrick Cahill, of Knocknasra, Abbeyfeale, admitted in...
View ArticleKilmallock Gardaí investigating county burglary
GARDAÍ are seeking help from members of the public in catching a County Limerick burglar. According to Gardaí, there was a burglary in Effin, County Limerick last month (Wednesday, April 10) between...
View Article10-year ban for Limerick driver who was rushing to hospital
A DASH to a hospital intensive care unit by a man whose wife was very ill cost him his licence for 10 years. Antonio Jose Filo (50), of Arra House, Maiden Street, Newcastle West, pleaded guilty before...
View ArticleHomeless Limerick man pleaded with gang of ‘feral’ youths to stop beating him
A TIPPERARY man who was part of a gang of “feral” youths that kicked and punched a homeless man over 100 times in Limerick City was remanded on bail for sentencing. “Stop, please, please, I beg ye,...
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