Improvised bombs found during Garda and Army searches in Limerick
GARDAÍ in Limerick, supported by members of the Defence Forces, recovered a number of suspected improvised bombs in a series of searches in the city and county last weekend, it can be revealed. A...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí warn Christmas revellers to remain streetwise
GARDAÍ are advising people who are out celebrating over the Christmas and the New Year period to stay streetwise. Said Garda John Finnerty, “crime can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. The thieves...
View Article‘He was begging for them to stop, but they just carried on’: Brothers to be...
TWO Limerick brothers beat a man with a hurley and a wrench, breaking several of his bones, wrongly believing he had been involved in a relationship with one of their ex-partners, a court heard this...
View Article33 arrested in Garda ‘day of action’ in Rathkeale
GARDAÍ made a massive 33 arrests in the town of Rathkeale this Thursday (December 19) as part of a ‘day of action’ targeting ongoing criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. An Garda Síochána...
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‘Darkness still lingers in my parish’: Victim of hurley and wrench attack...
A FORMER minor Limerick footballer and national athletics champion, who was lured to a savage beating by two brothers, told a court that his attackers and former friends “beat me like they wanted me...
View ArticleShoplifting spree on bail sent Limerick woman to jail
A YOUNG woman who went on what a judge described as a “shoplifting spree” while on bail on earlier charges has been jailed for a total of 30 months. Grace Clery (34), of 6 Ballygrennan Close, Moyross,...
View ArticleWoman fighting for life after hit and run in Rathkeale
GARDAÍ appealed for information after a young female pedestrian was seriously injured in a hit and run road traffic collision in Rathkeale, County Limerick, this Saturday. The injured young woman in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman killed in hit and run in Rathkeale
GARDAÍ appealed for information after a young woman was killed in a hit and run collision in Rathkeale, County Limerick, this Saturday. The deceased woman in her 20s, a pedestrian, is believed to be a...
View ArticleWoman killed in hit and run had celebrated birth of baby son three weeks ago
A YOUNG mother killed in a hit and run collision in Rathkeale has been named locally as Marguerita Sheridan. Ms Sheridan (20s), from Rathkeale, County Limerick, died after a van ploughed into a set of...
View ArticleGardaí investigating after Old Cratloe Road car theft
A WHITE Audi A3 saloon was stolen after a burglar forced his way into a home on the Old Cratloe Road on December 6. That’s according to Garda John Finnerty, of Henry Street Garda Station, describing...
View ArticleMan accused of distributing cocaine in Limerick City granted bail
A MAN who Gardaí allege is involved in the distribution of cocaine in Limerick City was released on bail after €20,000 cash surety was lodged at Limerick Prison where he was being held on remand. Owen...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection with fatal hit and run of young mother in Rathkeale
GARDAÍ this Monday arrested a man in connection with the death of young mother Marguerita Sheridan, following a hit-and-run incident in Rathkeale this past Saturday (December 21). A van believed to...
View ArticleMan jailed for false imprisonment and assault of girlfriend
A NEPHEW of murdered Limerick crime boss Kieran Keane has been jailed for four years with the final year suspended after he falsely imprisoned his then girlfriend and subjected her to a vicious...
View ArticleTwo women arrested after €1.2m drug discovery at Shannon Airport
TWO women were arrested at Shannon Airport this Monday (December 23) with more than a million euro worth of suspected cannabis. Gardaí confirmed this evening that the two women were detained at a Garda...
View ArticleGardaí issue public appeal following two burglaries
GARDAÍ in Limerick have put out the call for help in investigating two local burglaries. The first occurred when a burglar targeted a house at Caherlane, Abbeyfeale in County Limerick on December 11....
View ArticleMan charged in connection with hit and run of young Rathkeale mother
A MAN has been charged and will appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court this evening, Christmas Eve, in connection with a fatal hit and run incident. Gardaí confirmed this evening...
View ArticleMan remanded in custody charged over death of young Rathkeale mother
A MAN was remanded in custody this Christmas Eve, charged in connection with the death of mother of one, Marguerita ‘Maggie’ Sheridan, who died following a fatal collision this past Saturday. The...
View ArticleCourt sees State plays Grinch on St Vincent de Paul cash
THE STATE was cast in the role of the Grinch when it asked a judge in Limerick to return a sum of stolen money to government coffers rather than give it to the St Vincent de Paul charity. Judge Colin...
View ArticleLimerick Garda warns of increase in ‘shoulder surfing’ over festive period
AS the festive season is in full swing in Limerick, between celebrations with family returning back home from abroad for the holidays and New Year nights out on the town, Gardaí on Shannonside have...
View ArticleDrivers urged to keep keys on them following opportunistic theft
HOLIDAYMAKERS in Limerick were driven to despair after their car was stolen by opportunistic thieves. That’s according to Crime Prevention Officer at Henry Street Garda Station, Sergeant Ber Leetch,...
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