Jury retires to consider verdict in offensive sexual conduct case
A JURY hearing the case of a man accused of exposing his penis in front of a young woman at a Christmas party in Limerick has retired to consider a verdict. The man, who cannot be named for legal...
View ArticleCourt hears Limerick man convicted of animal neglect offences was trying to...
A MAN convicted this week of failing to properly care for dogs in his charge has not been banned from looking after animals after the State acknowledged in court that he had been trying to nurse the...
View ArticleJury submits unanimous verdict in Christmas party sex offence trial
A MAN acquitted of exposing his penis to a young woman following a Christmas party wept in court this Thursday evening after a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court acquitted him. The man, who cannot...
View ArticleMan to appear before courts in connection with €540,000 cannabis seizures in...
A MAN is due to appear before the courts this afternoon in connection with two massive drugs seizures in Limerick and Cork. Gardaí seized suspected cannabis herb estimated at a combined value of...
View ArticleLimerick Gardaí investigating theft from woman’s home
GARDAÍ at Roxboro Road are investigating the theft of a phone from a woman’s home in Dooradoyle earlier this month. The theft occurred on Saturday, February 10 when the woman, aged in her mid-20s, was...
View ArticleLimerick dog owner sold a pup by buyer with fake bank notes
A LIMERICK woman found that, despite handing over a precious pooch to a prospective dog buyer, she was that one that had been sold a pup. That’s according to Crime Prevention Officer at Henry Street...
View ArticleElderly Limerick man has sunglasses stolen from car
AN ELDERLY man was left exposed to the sun’s rays after two thieves broke into his car and stole his sunglasses. According to Sergeant Ber Leetch, of Henry Street Garda Station, the man left his car...
View ArticleLimerick people urged to exercise caution when expecting parcel deliveries...
A LIMERICK man had lost that loving feeling this post-Valentine’s weekend when an opportunistic thief managed to steal a package delivery before the homeowner had a chance to reach the door. According...
View ArticleLabour councillor calls for boost in community policing in Limerick
LABOUR Party councillor Conor Sheehan is calling for an increase in community policing in Limerick. The City North councillor was speaking ahead of a Labour motion in the Seanad calling for a...
View ArticleCourt hears biker was doing 155km/h moments before fatal crash
A BIKER was travelling at alleged speeds of “at least 155km per hour” moments before he came off his motorbike in a horror crash a short distance from Bunratty Castle in County Clare two years ago, an...
View ArticleTwo Limerick drivers clocked flouting speed limits during National Slow Down Day
A DRIVER in a hurry on the Dock Road in Limerick this morning was in for a rude awakening when Gardaí clocked him driving at 91km/h in a 50km/h zone. The hurried driver was just one of the examples...
View ArticleInquest of murdered champion boxer Kevin Sheehy to take place in June as...
AN INQUEST into the death of murdered champion Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy (20) has been scheduled to take place on June 5 this year. The news comes as the mother of the slain fighter says she still...
View ArticleDriver in Limerick caught speeding at over 100km/h in 60km/h zone
A DRIVER in Limerick was nabbed doing a speed of 104km/h in a 60km/h zone in the Cappamore area of Limerick yesterday during a a Garda operation aimed at getting motorists to slow down. Earlier in the...
View ArticleAttempted robbery at jewellers in Limerick City
GARDAÍ are appealing for information about an attempted break-in at Neville’s Jewellers in the Crescent Shopping Centre on Wednesday February 28, shortly before 2:20am. In an online post, the jewellery...
View ArticleMan who killed ex-wife’s partner held knife to her ‘a good few times’
THE man who murdered Ennis man Eoin Boylan four years ago in a knife attack has a history of domestic violence and held a knife up to his ex-wife “a good few times”, an inquest has heard. At the...
View Article80-year-old man pleads guilty to indecent assault five boys in Limerick and...
AN 80-YEAR-OLD man has pleaded guilty to the indecent assault of five boys over a six-year period at locations in Limerick and Clare. At Ennis Circuit Court, the man pleaded guilty to 12 separate...
View ArticleGood Samaritans lauded for handing valuable items to Limerick Gardaí
GARDAÍ regularly warn about the activities and impact of criminality on the city streets, but this week one force member lauded the community spirit of a number of Limerick people who went the extra...
View ArticleJudge orders independent post mortem following alleged assault at refugee centre
A LIMERICK court ordered that an independent post mortem be conducted on a man who died a number of days after he was allegedly assaulted at an accommodation centre in County Tipperary. Judge Carol...
View ArticleHusband secures protection order against ‘rabbit-throwing’ wife
A JUDGE has granted a protection order under the Domestic Violence Act to a man against his wife, who the court heard had thrown their pet rabbit across the room. At the Family Law Court, Judge Alec...
View ArticleMan further remanded in custody on city knife and assault charges
A MAN accused of knife and assault charges in Limerick last month has been further remanded in custody for the preparation of a psychiatric evaluation. Chinonso Igboanusi (28), of no fixed abode,...
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