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Motorist caught 'reversing' on slip road off busy Limerick motorway

A MOTORIST who was allegedly caught reversing on a slip road connecting to the main Limerick to Dublin motorway is facing prosecution before the courts, gardai have confirmed. In a post on social media, gardai stated that members of the Tipperary ...

03 Oct 2022 at 16:30

Crime and Courts

President Higgins pays tribute to Clare man killed in London

PRESIDENT Michael D. Higgins has paid tribute to Clare man Thomas O'Halloran who was killed in London this week. The 87 year-old was stabbed in Greenford, west London, on Tuesday while on his mobility scooter. The Clare native moved to London ...

19 Aug 2022 at 15:42

Crime and Courts

Limerick public advised to avoid carrying large amounts of cash to prevent 'jugging'

GARDAI in Limerick have issued another warning about the phenomenon of jugging. This is a term, used by police forces throughout the world, to describe a situation in which thieves follow customers suspected of carrying large quantities of ...

19 Aug 2022 at 22:00

Crime and Courts

Minister confirms increase in arrests for sexual assault offences in Limerick

THE LIMERICK Garda Division has had the second highest number of arrests in the country related to sexual assault in 2022, according to new data. In response to a question posed by Peadar Tóibín T.D to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, ...

22 Aug 2022 at 10:00

Crime and Courts

Suspect arrested following murder of Clare native in London

A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Clare native 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran on a mobility scooter in west London. He was arrested at an address in Southall, west London, in the early hours of Thursday, ...

18 Aug 2022 at 09:00

Crime and Courts

Clare native stabbed to death in London attack

AN ELDERLY man who was stabbed to death in his mobility scooter in London has been named by police as Thomas O’Halloran - who was orginally from County Clare. Mr O’Halloran, 87, was killed in a “shocking act” of “unprovoked violence”,...

17 Aug 2022 at 17:34

Crime and Courts

Designer handbag and cash stolen from car parked in Limerick city centre

GARDAI are appealing for information after a designer handbag containing a significant amount of cash was stolen from a parked car in Limerick city. The incident occurred just under a week ago and investigations are continuing. ...

16 Aug 2022 at 22:00

Local News

Limerick TD calls for action over toddlers driving scramblers

CHILDREN as young as “three and four years of age” are driving scramblers in areas of Limerick city, a local TD has said. Sinn Fein’s Maurice Quinlivan is furious at the number of these vehicles being driven in a reckless ...

18 Aug 2022 at 10:00

Crime and Courts

Witnesses sought following unprovoked assault in Limerick city

GARDAI are appealing for witnesses after a man sustained serious injuries when he was assaulted while socialising in Limerick city. The 32-year-old was in the John Street area last Friday morning when, just after 1am, he ...

17 Aug 2022 at 22:00

Farming

Limerick farmers are being ‘terrorised in their yards’ claims farming organisation

THE STORY in last week’s Farm Leader about a Limerick farmer being asked where he’d “like to be buried” by a trespasser has struck a chord. It was very well read in the paper and online with almost 25,000 views online. ...

21 Aug 2022 at 11:00

Crime and Courts

Man charged with mobility scooter murder of 87-year-old Clare native

A 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Clare native Thomas O’Halloran on a mobility scooter in west London. Lee Byer, of Southall, west London, will appear before magistrates later this Friday over the ...

19 Aug 2022 at 08:52

Crime and Courts

Teenage boy set fire to homes in Limerick estate causing €150k worth of damage

A 15-YEAR-OLD set fire to two houses causing close to €150,000 worth of damage, Limerick Circuit Court heard. In one of the arson attacks he said he was going to “light the place up if he didn’t get a bike”. The ...

18 Aug 2022 at 21:00

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