Gardaí crack down on drug scourge in Limerick City
DESPITE reports of significant resourcing challenges, Gardaí in Limerick are cracking down on local drug dealers as a series of recent operations led to the seizure of close to €1million in drugs...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after suspected explosive device found close to homes in...
GARDAÍ are investigating after the discovery of a suspected explosive device found close to houses at Pike Avenue, Garryowen, in Limerick City. Gardaí placed a security cordon around the area and an...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after suspect explosive device found underneath car in...
GARDAÍ are investigating after a suspect explosive device was found underneath a car in a residential area of Limerick City early this Friday morning (October 4). Locals in the area reported hearing a...
View ArticleCoast communities invited to row in on battle to keep drugs at bay
PEOPLE living along the coast and organisations operating at sea have been called to row in with Gardaí and State agencies to stop drugs flowing into Limerick. Launched last week, Coastal Watch...
View ArticleTwo elderly women fall victim to increasingly sophisticated online scammers
DURING the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant amount of criminals diversified their endeavours to survive online. Today, with the pandemic only a distant memory, the efforts of criminals to keep busy has...
View ArticleStar hurler to wait two months to find out if violent disorder suspended...
STAR hurler Kyle Hayes found out this Monday (October 7) that he will have to wait until at least December to find out if he is going to jail after he was convicted of violent disorder at a Limerick...
View ArticleMan on trial on charge of threatening to kill Limerick Garda
A JURY was sworn in today (Tuesday October 8) to hear the trial of a man accused of threatening to kill a Detective Garda serving in the Limerick Garda Division. Kieran ‘Bunny’ Barry (51), of Galvone...
View ArticleMan to enter plea in fatal hit and run of Limerick student Joe Drennan
A MAN accused of the fatal hit and run of talented young journalist Joe Drennan is to enter a plea next week, the man’s lawyer told Limerick Circuit Criminal Court this week. Kieran Fogarty (20), of...
View ArticleLimerick mother scares off would-be burglars
A MOTHER in Castletroy got the fright of her life when her home was broken into in the middle of the night, only to in turn herself scare the would-be burglars away. That’s according to Sergeant Ber...
View ArticleDetective Garda gives harrowing evidence in trial of man accused of...
A DETECTIVE Garda gave harrowing account in a court this Wednesday evening of how he was left afraid for himself and his family after a man allegedly threatened to murder him, his children, and his...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening to kill Garda says he was beaten while being...
A MAN on trial accused of threatening to kill a serving Limerick Garda Detective has claimed he was beaten and dragged out of his house by Gardaí when he was being arrested for making the alleged...
View ArticleLimerick man wins appeal against jail sentence after ‘jumping up and down’ on...
A MAN has won an appeal against a four-month jail sentence after he was convicted of causing criminal damage to his aunt’s car during an incident in which the woman was attacked by other relatives over...
View ArticleLimerick man’s car stolen in the night
A SMALL slip up cost a Limerick man in his late 30 his car in a night-time burglary. Crime Prevention Officer at Henry Street Garda Station, Sergeant Ber Leetch, warned that the most fundamental home...
View ArticleMan on trial for alleged threat to murder Limerick Garda admitted asking him...
A MAN accused of threatening to kill a Limerick Garda Detective admitted asking him to a fight on the night, but denied making a threat to murder him. Kieran ‘Bunny’ Barry told Gardaí who arrested him...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí make €70,000 cocaine seizure
GARDAÍ in Limerick have put a further dent in drugs operations in the city after seizing €70,000 in suspected cocaine following a swoop on a home and an “open ground area”. Gardaí confirmed this...
View ArticleLimerick Garda warning to homeowners following recent thefts
GARDAÍ in Limerick are reminding homeowners to ensure that doors and windows are locked and car keys are stored out of sight after a recent spate of thefts across the county. This comes after a number...
View ArticleGarda warning after two Limerick mothers scammed by text
TWO Limerick mothers were scammed out of considerable sums of money after they received a text message purporting to be from their respective daughters. In one case, an unsuspecting mother received a...
View ArticleThieves swipe €2,000 in cigarettes in Limerick
A DELIVERY of cigarettes to a pub in Limerick City left the owner’s with a €2,000 hole in their pocket after thieves noticed the business’ premises was left unprotected. That’s according to Henry...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí advise people to keep en eye on their belongings following...
FOLLOWING a string of handbag thefts in Limerick City, Gardaí have reminded people to keep a careful eye on their belongings. In one recent case, a woman left her handbag in her trolley while shopping....
View ArticleGardaí seize over €3,000 of suspected cannabis from house in Limerick
GARDAÍ in Limerick seized over €3,000 worth of cannabis plants from a house during an investigation into alleged money laundering. Officers from Roxboro Road seized €3,200 worth of cannabis plants...
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