Limerick bus driver ‘traumatised’ after being shot in face with air gun by...
GARDAÍ are investigating after a bus driver was shot in the face with an air gun by a band of unruly youths while driving through Limerick City earlier this Friday afternoon. It is understood the...
View ArticleCouple face 10 years in jail over harassment of Limerick dentist
A LIMERICK couple who waged a “campaign of intimidation and harassment” against their former dentist, which included false sexual accusations against her, sending her vulgar cards, and damaging her...
View ArticlePromising Limerick soccer player drowned in jet ski accident had given life...
A 19-YEAR-OLD promising Limerick soccer player who drowned in a jet ski accident last year had given his life jacket to a teenage female passenger, an inquest has heard. At the Clare Coroner’s Court in...
View ArticleLimerick councillors weigh in on need for greater legislative support for...
FIANNA Fáil councillor Catherine Slattery called on Limerick City and County Council to write to Justice Minister Helen McEntee asking the law to be changed for victims of violent assault. Cllr...
View ArticleCourt hears ‘suspicion’ over votes for ‘phantom candidate’ in Limerick local...
A CANDIDATE who failed to win a seat in the recent local elections has been given permission by a judge to begin proceedings to look at votes cast for a person described as a “phantom candidate”. The...
View ArticleTwo arrested after ‘devices’ seized during Garda raid in Limerick
GARDA investigations are ongoing after a number of “devices” were seized during a raid on a premises in Limerick today (Tuesday). Two men were arrested following the Garda search and are currently...
View ArticleLimerick City bus hijacked by armed children and driven to ambush in...
GARDAÍ are investigating the gunpoint hijacking of a bus by a band of children, who subsequently led the driver into a planned ambush on a busy route in Limerick City. This comes just days after a...
View ArticleEarly morning smash and grab at luxury retailer in Limerick City
GARDAÍ are investigating after an early morning break in at one of the flagship stores on the main thoroughfare in Limerick City. The Brown Thomas store on O’Connell Street in Limerick City Centre was...
View ArticleBus Éireann condemns anti-social behaviour on Limerick City bus service
IN the wake of a number of shocking incidents on one bus route in Limerick City, Bus Éireann has moved to condemn “anti-social behaviour towards our customers and staff”. The condemnation comes in the...
View ArticleGardaí ramp up measures to deal with troubles in Limerick City
GARDAÍ have started a campaign in Limerick which will see convicted criminals and individuals found begging aggressively barred from the city centre. The move is part of a campaign by the force to...
View ArticleLimerick hurler Kyle Hayes due in court charged with dangerous driving in Cork
FIVE-TIME All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes is to appear in court next Tuesday accused of dangerous driving. Mr Hayes, of Ballyahsea, Kildimo, County Limerick, was arrested in County Cork...
View ArticleGardaí probing suspected ‘arson’ at former Limerick hotel earmarked for...
GARDAÍ are investigating a suspected overnight arson attack at a building earmarked for student accommodation in Limerick City. Fire fighters attached to Limerick City and County Fire Service responded...
View Article60-year-old Portuguese woman signs guilty pleas concerning €480,000 cannabis...
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman is to sign guilty pleas in connection to charges arising from the seizure of cannabis with an estimated street value of €480,000 at Shannon Airport in April. At Ennis District...
View ArticleCar thieves ‘making a mockery of Gardaí’ with taunting social media videos
THIEVES who stole a car in County Limerick and were involved in ramming a Garda car have shared video footage on social media. Local sources have said such taunting video posts are “making an absolute...
View ArticleMan charged with rape at Ennis leisure centre had address in Limerick
A 33-YEAR-OLD Asian man, with a former address in Limerick, appeared in court charged with the rape of a female at a local authority operated leisure centre in Ennis two years ago. At Ennis District...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí hunting gunman after city shooting
GARDAÍ this Monday (July 22) confirmed they are hunting a gunman who was travelling in a Nissan Maxima after firing at least one shot from a firearm at a parked car in a suburb outside Limerick City. A...
View ArticleStar Limerick hurler charged with dangerous driving
FIVE-TIME All-Ireland winning Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes appeared in court this Tuesday (July 23) charged with dangerous driving. Mr Hayes, of Ballyashea, Kildimo, County Limerick, was arrested in...
View ArticleRenewed appeal in 20-year-old murder investigation of woman who worked in...
GARDAÍ issued a renewed appeal for information around the murder of a woman who used to work in Limerick, 20 years after her body was first found. The decapitated body of Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi was...
View ArticleShocking new claims disgraced Bishop raped five-year-old niece
THE LIMERICK Catholic Diocese paid €100,000 to an unidentified alleged victim of child sexual abuse by the late former Limerick-based priest and Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey. The compensation was one...
View ArticleInvalid votes to be examined in ‘phantom candidate’ case
CANDIDATES in the Adare-Rathkeale electoral area are to be allowed examine invalid votes cast in the local election. The decision has potential ramifications for the outcome of the election in the...
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