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Minister for Justice supports calls for Limerick Courthouse to be used to 'maximum capacity'

The Minister for Justice says any decision to introduce permanent sittings of the Central Criminal Court in Limerick are a matter for the judiciary and the Courts Service but that she would be supportive of such a move. Helen McEntee made her ...

31 May 2024 at 18:00

Local News

Limerick court sitting halted as defendant collapses in courtroom

SITTINGS of Limerick District Court were suspended for almost an hour this Friday after an elderly man collapsed while his case was being dealt with. The man, whose aged in his late 60s, is being prosecuted by Limerick City and County ...

05 Apr 2019 at 19:00

Crime and Courts

Prisoner allegedly assaulted in cell at Limerick courthouse

GARDAI are investigating allegations that a prisoner was assaulted in the confines of Limerick Courthouse while waiting for his case to be called. The incident is alleged to have happened at around midday this Thursday after a ...

20 Sept 2018 at 18:01

Crime and Courts

Murder and rape trials to be heard in Limerick

A NUMBER of murder and rape trials are to heard in Limerick later this year, it has been confirmed. The holding of jury trials has been severely impacted by the Covid-19 crisis and plans are now being finalised to resume ...

30 Jun 2020 at 17:00

Crime and Courts

Supreme Court to deliver judgment in unborn case at new Limerick Courthouse

THE Supreme Court will hand down its judgment later today in a landmark case about the extent of the rights of unborn children. The State has appealed a High Court finding that unborn children have constitutional rights ...

07 Mar 2018 at 06:00

Columns/Opinion

The voices in Limerick's courts that break the silence that sexual abuse thrives on

As a newspaper editor, there are certain things one grows used to - the deadlines, the pressure, the never-ending flow of stories. But there is one thing I will never, ever become desensitised to: the sheer volume of ...

24 Jul 2025 at 20:00

Education

Limerick judge to preside over students’ ‘mock trial’

A WELL-known Limerick judge will preside over a ‘mock-trial’ to be held by young students at Limerick Courthouse, as part of a project introducing them to the legal system. TY Law Ireland is introducing Limerick ...

14 Feb 2019 at 13:00

Crime and Courts

Man to appear in court for burglary of retail premises in Limerick

A MAN in his 30s is to appear in court in Limerick charged in connection with a burglary of a retail premises. The man is set to appear before a sitting of Limerick District Court this Wednesday morning, May 7, ...

07 May 2025 at 09:39

Crime and Courts

Woman who grew up in care given final warning by judge for ‘hit and run’

A WOMAN who grew up in the foster care system has been brought before the courts for her involvement in a “hit and run” incident in Limerick. Mary Foley, 18, of Rathlinn, Castleconnell, “rear-ended” another ...

20 Jan 2026 at 08:55

‘The money is spent’: Limerick man who won €250K last year says he can't pay €500 fine

Crime and Courts

Cash machine runs dry for unlucky Limerick man who claims he can't pay fine

A LIMERICK MAN who won €250,000 in a radio show competition last December has claimed he does not have the money to pay a €500 fine that he has owed since 2016. When Les Markham - with an address at ...

26 Nov 2025 at 20:00

Crime and Courts

Limerick man stole thousands from charity shop 'out of desperation' following relapse

A JUDGE has been urged not to jail a recidivist criminal who stole over €2,000 from a St Vincent De Paul charity shop in Limerick city. Michael Sheehan, aged 37, of Cliona Park, Moyross came before ...

03 Dec 2025 at 15:55

Crime and Courts

Limerick man on the run following prison escape

A YOUNG Limerick man who is accused of falsely imprisoning a woman remains on the run after he escaped from custody more than a fortnight ago, The Limerick Leader can reveal. The 22-year-old from ...

04 Sept 2019 at 13:45

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