Limerick news briefs – Prison loans, Willie’s way, fake 50s and oil thefts
Prison loans INMATES at Limerick Prison availed of interest-free loans to buy a dog, repay money owed to the prison tuck shop and purchase an x-box games console. Their borrowings formed part of the...
View ArticleLimerick solicitor guilty of professional misconduct
A County Limerick lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Solicitors’ Disciplinary Tribunal. Robert M Lee, a partner in Kilmallock firm Lees Solicitors, failed to comply with an...
View ArticleMartens lose appeal over Corbett murder conviction
THE judge who conducted the trial of Molly and Thomas Martens for killing Limerick father-of-two Jason Corbett has refused to quash their convictions for second degree murder. Ms Martens (33) and her...
View ArticleMinor accident scene was like aftermath of ISIS attack
A DOZEN firemen, three fire tenders and two ambulances at a minor car accident on a county road sounded like an “emergency responses to an ISIS attack”, a judge has stated. Judge James O’Donohue was...
View ArticleReward offered to bring Jeffrey’s killer to justice
THE father of the murdered Limerick man Jeffrey Hannan has started raise funds for a reward for information that will lead to a prosecution and justice for his family. For ten years, Alan Hannan and...
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Community in fear over brutality of city murder
AS fear grips a Limerick city community, Gardaí have renewed their public appeal for information that will lead them to catch the killer of a 78-year-old woman. Rose Hanrahan, a widow of five years,...
View ArticleTwo arrested in County Limerick over Quad Bike thefts
Gardaí in Newcastlewest have arrested two men as part of an investigation into the theft of Quad Bikes in the Limerick, Kerry and North Cork areas over the past twelve months. The men, aged 55 and 37,...
View ArticleGardai appeal for return of Limerick mayoral chain
GARDAÍ are investigating the theft of a Limerick mayoral chain from a local councillor’s car as a public appeal is launched for its return. Independent councillor Frankie Daly, who was acting as deputy...
View ArticleGarda child protection unit handled 600 cases
A SPECIALIST Protective Services Unit operating in the Limerick Garda Division has dealt with more than 600 child protection issues since being established in January. The unit deals with incidents...
View ArticleMolly Martens faces prospect of further three years in jail
Molly Martens, the 34-year-old former model who murdered Limerick man Jason Corbett in their North Carolina home in August 2015, is facing the prospect of a further three years in jail. Ms Martens and...
View ArticleLimerick farmer led Gardaí to stolen property with €11 tracking device
A MAJOR investigation into the thefts of more than 100 quad bikes in Limerick, North Cork and Kerry over the past year had a significant breakthrough when an €11 tracking device led Gardaí to a...
View Article#BREAKING County Limerick suspicious death upgraded to murder inquiry
Following the conclusion of a post mortem examination today, Gardaí have upgraded their investigation into a suspicious death in Pallaskenry County Limerick to a murder inquiry. A 29-year-old man...
View ArticleMan due in court over County Limerick murder
Gardaí in Newcastle West have charged a 29-year-old man with the murder of Willie Lynch whose body was found at his home in Pallaskenry on Saturday afternoon. He is due to appear before Newcastle West...
View ArticleGardai investigating incident where Limerick driver hijacked
A DRIVER had a lucky escape after he was hijacked in County Limerick during the early hours of this Tuesday morning last. Gardai said that the frightening incident occurred when the injured party was...
View ArticleFormer Limerick senator is cleared of charges
A JUDGE has dismissed a public order prosecution against a former Limerick senator over an incident at a Garda crime scene in Dublin. James Heffernan (38) of Main Street, Kilfinane, denied he breached...
View ArticleFour Limerick men charged with burglary in Clare
Four Limerick men have appeared in court in Ennis charged with burglary at the home of an elderly man outside the Clare town yesterday. Three alleged burglars fled from the farmhouse at Ballyveskil,...
View Article#BREAKING Man arrested in Limerick murder investigation
A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with the murder of Martin Clancy in Limerick city last weekend. He was arrested in Cork city at around 8pm last night and is being held at Roxboro Garda...
View ArticleSupreme opening for new courthouse
FOR only the second time in its history, the Supreme Court will sit outside of Dublin and hear a number of cases in Limerick next March to coincide with the official opening of the new court complex...
View ArticleLimerick mom’s outrage at killer’s bid for parole
ALBINA Ring, whose daughter and two grandchildren were murdered eight years ago, has expressed her outrage over being told that their killer is up for a parole hearing. John Geary (42), of Meadow...
View ArticleDecade long appeal over Limerick man’s suspicious death
TEN years after his body was found at his home, the family of Raymond Mullane (60) have renewed their appeal for information into his death. On Christmas Eve 2008, the body of the 60-year-old was...
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