Man who admitted having hundreds of child sex images remanded on continuing bail
A MAN who admitted possessing and distributing hundreds of sexual images and videos of children has been remanded on continuing bail for sentencing at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court. The man appeared...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to possession of €21million cocaine haul found on board...
A MAN was today (Friday) remanded in custody after pleading guilty to possession of €21.6million worth of cocaine found on board a ship that docked at Foynes Port, County Limerick, last year. The...
View Article‘Speedy rollout’ of ‘crucial’ Garda bodycams urged
“THERE can be no accommodation of violence, intimidation, or fear in Limerick,” said one Limerick senator, urging haste in the deployment of body-worn cameras for Gardaí in Limerick. Limerick’s...
View ArticleSuspended sentence for couple who harrassed and had ‘bizarre fixation’ with...
A FORMER couple who waged a “campaign of intimidation and harassment” against their dentist were given fully suspended four-year jail sentences. Parents of one, Michael De Sousa (36) and Emma Maun,...
View ArticleMan jailed for raping homeless woman in alley in Limerick
A MAN was jailed this week for eight years for raping a homeless woman in Limerick City five years ago. Cristian Gogosiou (37), of Mount Kenneth Place, Limerick City, had pleaded not guilty to one...
View Article‘The most horrible screams I’ve ever heard’: Man who beat and ridiculed...
A CRUEL and “evil” man who beat and ridiculed three children has been remanded on bail for sentencing tomorrow (Wednesday). The man, who cannot be named in order to protect the identities of the child...
View ArticleBare-chested arrest ends in court charges
A VIDEO of a bare-chested man being restrained and carried by armed Gardaí out of a residential area in Limerick was shared on social media leaving members of the public curious as to what had...
View Article‘Evil’ Limerick man who beat and punched children jailed
AN “EVIL” Limerick lorry driver, who punched and beat children has been jailed for three years after he pleaded guilty to cruelty to children. Limerick Circuit Criminal Court heard that David Daly, 37,...
View ArticleAddict stored drugs in socks to pay off his own drug debt
A LIMERICK man who stored drugs for criminals to pay off his own drugs debt, has walked free from court after getting a fully suspended two and half year jail sentence. Thomas Quinn, (41), Pineview...
View ArticleOver 100 Limerick Gardaí to be equipped with bodycams from today
OVER 100 Gardaí in Limerick will be equipped with body-worn cameras (BWCs) from today (Thursday August 1), following the continued rollout of a three-county pilot programme. Garda Commissioner Drew...
View Article“Phantom candidate” case laid to rest
A JUDGE has refused to award potentially massive legal costs against a candidate who missed out on a seat in the local elections after he went to court, seeking to revisit the results of one count....
View ArticleGardaí seize drugs and cash worth over half a million in Limerick City
GARDAÍ put a major dent in the coffers of drug gangs after seizing more than €600,000 in drugs and cash in Limerick City. A haul of cannabis, heroin, and cocaine worth an estimated €420,000, along with...
View ArticleGarda Commissioner reveals fresh probe into Bishop Casey abuse after concerns...
GARDA Commissioner Drew Harris said that Gardaí are re-examining the original investigation into shocking allegations that late Bishop Eamonn Casey sexually abused a number of children. Speaking in...
View ArticleMan to appear in court in connection with massive drug seizure in Limerick City
A MAN who was arrested earlier this week after a string of seizures of almost €700,000 worth of drugs and cash in Limerick City is to go before a special court sitting today, Gardaí have confirmed. A...
View ArticleFurther arrest in massive drugs and cash bust in Limerick City
A FURTHER arrest has been made in connection with this week’s major drug and cash seizures in Limerick City. Gardaí have said that a man in his late teens was arrested in Limerick today (Friday August...
View ArticleGarda Commissioner says new plan for Limerick is ‘all about visibility’
A NEW Garda campaign in Limerick to combat anti-social behaviour has visible policing at its core, according to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. Drew Harris visited Limerick this past week to formally...
View ArticleTeen caught driving with cocaine, cash, and machete to appear before special...
A TEENAGER who was arrested by Gardaí last night after being found driving with cocaine, cash, and a machete outside Limerick City is to go before a special court sitting today. According to Gardaí, a...
View ArticleBurglaries up in Limerick, new figures show
BUGLARIES in Limerick have increased by 18 per cent over the last year in the Limerick Garda Division. That’s according to alarm company Phonewatch, who published a national list based on figures from...
View ArticleEx-employee who splurged €13,500 of company’s money on gambling and...
A JUDGE told a Limerick man who “callously” thieved over €13,000 belonging to his former employer, after the money was erroneously transferred into his bank account by the firm, that he will avoid a...
View ArticleLimerick woman granted bail on charge of having €100,000 cocaine for sale or...
A 58-YEAR-OLD Limerick woman appeared before a special weekend court sitting charged with possession of almost €100,000 worth of cocaine for sale or supply, following a planned Garda operation...
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