Man undergoes emergency surgery after vicious attack in Limerick City
A MAN is recovering from emergency surgery at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) after he was badly injured in a knife attack in Limerick City this past weekend. The injured man was stabbed in the...
View ArticleGarda operation ongoing in Limerick targeting organised crime groups
ARMED Gardaí were being assisted by the Garda Air Support Unit in a planned operation across parts of Limerick City this Wednesday (September 4). It’s understood the operation involving up to at least...
View Article16 Limerick schools named in litany of abuse
OF THE 2,395 allegations of historic child rape and sexual abuse in religious-run schools nationwide revealed this week in the shocking Scoping Inquiry report, 158 allegations were revealed relating to...
View ArticleThree arrested as cocaine, cannabis, and cash seized in Limerick City raids
THREE men have been charged in connection with a seizure of suspected crack cocaine, cannabis, and cash in Limerick City today (Wednesday September 4). The three men were arrested by Gardaí during a...
View ArticleMan found with drugs, cash, and submachine gun to appear before court this...
A MAN is to appear before Limerick District Court this Thursday morning in connection with a seizure of drugs, cash, and firearms in the county earlier this week. Gardaí this morning confirmed that a...
View ArticleNew women’s wing at Limerick Prison most overcrowded this week
THE modern female wing of Limerick Prison, which officially opened last October, was the most overcrowded jail in the country this Wednesday (September 4), operating at 145 per cent bed capacity. Hopes...
View ArticleMan charged with possession of submachine-gun remanded in custody
A MAN appeared before a court in Limerick charged with the illegal possession of a submachine-gun and ammunition. Willie Woodland (31), of Shanabooly Road, Ballynanty, Limerick, had the gun and...
View ArticleLimerick students warned of costly rental scams as college year begins
AS THE NEW college term draws near, students in Limerick have been warned to remain vigilant against a wave of rental accommodation scams. With thousands of students currently searching for places to...
View ArticleDental tax claim landed Limerick woman with legal headache
A MOTHER who was under “severe financial pressures” was caught out in a claim for dental treatment when audited by Revenue officers. Judge Mark O’Connell heard that Elizabeth Lenihan (40), from West...
View ArticleMan charged in connection with talented Limerick musician’s death
A MAN was due before Limerick District Court this Tuesday morning (September 10) charged in connection with the death of talented musician and singer Louise Muckell in Rathkeale, County Limerick, two...
View ArticleHurler Hayes overtook nine cars at high speed court hears
A JUDGE convicted Limerick hurling star Kyle Hayes of dangerous driving and then criticised the media for covering the case. Judge Colm Roberts banned Hayes (26) from driving for two years and fined...
View ArticleJudge won’t rule on application for evidence in County Limerick assault charge
TWO members of the same family facing charges of assault were this Tuesday (September 10) refused an application before a Limerick court to have access to all the prosecution evidence in the case....
View ArticleMan charged in relation to death of Limerick music teacher
A JUDGE this Tuesday (September 10) remanded a Limerick man on bail after he was charged in connection with the death of a woman in the city two years ago. Patrick Lawlor (50s), with an address at...
View Article‘Phantom candidate’ case to cost Limerick Council over €10,000
LIMERICK City and County Council (LCCC) expects to be out of pocket by over €10,000 for costs relating to the recent “phantom candidate” court case in the Adare-Rathkeale District. Following the local...
View ArticleAt least 10 Limerick religious school abuse victims came forward to inquiry
THERE were at last 10 Limerick victims who made allegations of abuse against schools to the just published Scoping Inquiry into abuse of children in schools run by religious orders. And half of that...
View ArticleGardaí preparing file after man arrested over alleged harassment of...
GARDAÍ are preparing a case file for the Director of Public Prosecutions, which will determine whether a man arrested in connection with alleged harassment of a member of staff at thee University of...
View ArticleThree Gardaí charged with intending to pervert the course of justice...
THREE serving Gardaí appeared before Limerick District Court charged in connection with an investigation surrounding the alleged ‘squaring away’ of fixed charge notices (FCNs). The probe is being led...
View ArticleProsecution for Limerick man working and claiming dole for six months
A LIMERICK man who continued collecting jobseeker’s benefit for almost six months after he went back to work will have to pay back more than €4,500 to the Department of Social Protection. Before...
View ArticleJudge orders arrest of man accused of abusing canvassers in local election
A JUDGE has ordered Gardaí to arrest a man accused of using threatening, abusive, or insulting words or behaviour towards canvassers of a local election candidate, after the man failed to appear in...
View ArticleJudge clears Limerick school secretary of claim she hit neighbour with car
AN ADARE woman accused of hitting her neighbour twice with her car in an alleged incident which followed “bad blood” between the two has been cleared of charges in the matter. Elaine Davidson claimed...
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