THE Special Criminal Court has heard details of the threats which were allegedly made by brothers, Wayne and John Dundon, against four members of the same family over an eight month period in 2010 and 2011.

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AN eviction took place yesterday in the estate of Fairview Crescent in Garryowen, the second repossession order carried out by Limerick City Council in an estate troubled by anti-social behaviour.

LOCAL rockers the Cranberries are set for a massive outdoor home-town show in Thomond Park in July.

FORMER European Parliament president Pat Cox is one of hundreds of well known Limerick people whose pictures are included in a unique supplement carried free with the Limerick Leader this weekend.

THE trial of brothers John and Wayne Dundon has been adjourned at the Special Criminal Court to allow lawyers representing both men to review DVDs and documents which were disclosed by the prosecution last week.

LIMERICK has lost out in the competition to bring 1000 jobs to the city with online payments firm PayPal, the Limerick Leader has learned.

LIMERICK City Council have teamed up with the Civic Trust and city traders to clean up Cruises Street, with a particular focus on chewing gum.

ONE of the most historic areas of the city is in line for a long-awaited upgrade following the acquisition of derelict buildings and plans to pedestrianise the street.

THE AUNT of murdered Limerickman Shane Geoghegan has appealed for businesses in the city to display some of the clay figurines in memory of her nephew, as the tribute has been forced to move from Limerick City Council.

FIGURES released by the Department of Justice and Defence show that almost 1,900 items of contraband were seized from inmates and visitors at Limerick Prison over the past two years.

THE HARD work is nearly over.

LIMERICK city has a “bright future” but still faces many challenges, the new manager of Limerick City Council, Kieran Lehane, has said.

A YOUNG man who admitted possession of a pipe bomb which was thrown into a house in Ballinacurra Weston has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison.

THE AXING of the local improvement scheme is yet another example of rural dwellers being forgotten about said Cllr Eddie Wade at a Castleconnell Electoral Area committee meeting.

SOMETHING very spooky is happening in Limerick’s 200-year-old Milk Market.

RESIDENTS from the Parteen area say they will continue to fight against proposals for a dual carriageway which they insist will drive through the heart of their village.

NO staff are to lose their jobs following confiirmation this week that the “absolute deadline” for the closure of St Joseph’s mental hospital in Limerick is the end of this year.

A COUNTY Limerick undertaker who is accused of exhuming an elderly man’s body without a licence has had his case put back until next month.

CLARE County Council has been allocated €135,000 to carry out flood prevention works at Shannon Banks.