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Pensioner's lung cancer caused by asbestos at work, Limerick inquest hears

A PENSIONER who died earlier this year developed lung cancer as a direct result of his exposure to asbestos while working 50 years ago, his inquest in Limerick was told. Limerick Coroners Court was told Daniel McCarthy (71) from Charleville died at ...

10 Dec 2017 at 16:00

Crime and Courts

Inquest into Limerick man who was shot adjourned as murder investigation ongoing

A YOUNG Limerick man died after he was shot in the back of the head while attending a family wedding, his inquest has heard. The inquest into the death of Robert Sheehan was officially opened at Limerick Coroner’s Court last week – more than seven ...

19 Mar 2020 at 08:00

Local News

Open verdict in case of woman who fell from Limerick city apartment

AN OPEN verdict was recorded following the inquest into the death of a woman who fell from an apartment in the city last year. The body of the 60-year-old was discovered at around 9.15am last October on the ground outside the apartment complex ...

10 Jun 2019 at 11:00

Crime and Courts

Limerick inquest hears details of charity motorcyclist's tragic death

AN INQUEST has heard emotional testimony from friends and fellow bikers of the late Aidan Lynam, who died in a road traffic collision in county Clare while he was undertaking a charity motorcycle in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland. The ...

05 Dec 2016 at 19:41

Crime and Courts

Inquest into murder of Limerick pensioner Rose Hanrahan adjourned by coroner

AN INQUEST into the death of widowed pensioner Rose Hanrahan, who was brutally murdered in her own home in Limerick city, has been opened and adjourned pending a criminal investigation. Rose, aged 78, was murdered at her home on ...

11 Sept 2018 at 12:02

Crime and Courts

Limerick man, 56, was dead at home for weeks, inquest told

A MAN whose badly decomposed body was found at his home shortly before last Christmas had been dead for several weeks, the coroner’s court has heard. Gardai made the grim discovery after they called to the home of the ...

16 Dec 2019 at 13:45

Breaking News

Inquest into pensioner to be reopened after Limerick family's eight-year battle

THE INQUEST into the death of a pensioner is to be reopened for a full-week hearing later this year, following an eight-year battle by his heartbroken family. Michael Daly Snr, of Lee Estate, died aged 66 in April ...

04 Mar 2020 at 22:00

Breaking News

Inquest hears woman charged with murdering pensioner in Limerick tried to re-enter crime scene

AN INQUEST has heard that a woman accused of murdering a pensioner in Limerick attempted to gain re-entry to the crime scene and sent “gardai on a wild goose chase” during their investigations. Patrick Redmond, a ...

13 Jun 2017 at 18:14

Health

Warnings over steroid misuse after inquest of Limerick student

THE METROPOLITAN mayor has warned the public of steroid use among young males, following the inquest into the death of 18-year-old Luke O’Brien May. Coroner Philip Comyn recorded a verdict of misadventure in his ...

11 Jul 2018 at 06:00

Local News

Open verdict returned from Limerick river death inquest

AN open verdict was recorded at the inquest of a man whose body was recovered from the river Shannon earlier this year. Limerick Coroner’s Court was told the body of the 47-year-old was recovered from the water ...

02 Dec 2019 at 19:00

Local News

Mother of Limerick man who drowned hits out at HSE mental health services at inquest

AN ANGUISHED mother has criticised the HSE for “excluding” her from the treatment of her son, who died by drowning one day after he was presented to mental health services “in crisis”. Derek Cosgrove, 30, of ...

29 Mar 2019 at 22:00

Breaking News

WATCH: Family challenge verdict of 'accidental death' in father's inquest after Limerick crash

THE SON of a pensioner has challenged a coroner over his verdict of “accidental death” in the inquest of a father who was killed in a tragic double-car collision in County Limerick. Francis O’Reilly, from ...

04 Dec 2019 at 17:55

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