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Limerick coroner told elderly woman died after choking on Brussels sprout

SUICIDE verdicts were recorded in half of the inquests which were heard before Limerick Coroners’ Court this Wednesday, while in another case it was revealed a pensioner died after she choked on a Brussels sprout. Coroner John McNamara presided over ...

16 Mar 2018 at 06:05

Breaking News

Accidental death verdict in Limerick road accident

THE TRAGIC death of a man from Hospital who died after being struck by a car has been described as an “unavoidable accident” at Limerick’s Coroner’s Court. Coroner John McNamara said that the circumstances of this incident were “very traumatic” for ...

18 Jun 2017 at 16:00

Local News

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 ...

10 Dec 2017 at 16:00

Local News

Former Limerick councillor died after laundry caught fire in tumble dryer

THE inquest into the death of former councillor Seamus Houlihan has been told laundry in the drum of a tumble dryer at his home is likely to have “self-heated” and caught fire after the appliance’s cooling cycle was stopped or interrupted. The ...

16 Apr 2019 at 14:49

Crime and Courts

Tractor ‘rolled over’ elderly Limerick farmer who was jump-starting vehicle

A MAN in his late 80s died in a farming accident after his tractor “rolled over him” when he tried to jump-start the vehicle, an inquest has heard. Patrick Fitzsimons, 89, died of bronchial pneumonia after suffering multiple injuries on May ...

16 Mar 2019 at 14:01

Local News

Death of toddler in Limerick motorway crash was ‘accidental’

AN INQUEST has heard that a “tragic series of events” resulted in the accidental death of a three-year-old girl in a fatal car collision in Patrickswell in 2016. Kellycia Nudiri, from Abbeyfeale, who was travelling with her twin brother ...

18 Apr 2018 at 19:00

Crime and Courts

Limerick woman Louise Casey's death a 'damning indictment' of system

A LIMERICK coroner has said that the death of city homeless woman Louise Casey is “a damning indictment on the whole system” at an inquest this week. This Wednesday morning, Limerick Coroner's Court heard the “horrendous” circumstances ...

20 Jul 2017 at 07:10

Crime and Courts

Coroner told Limerick gardai received anonymous letter following woman's death

GARDAI investigating the death of a woman who fell down the stairs at her home say they are satisfied her death is not suspicious despite receiving an anonymous letter suggesting otherwise. Details of the handwritten letter, which was ...

05 Mar 2017 at 09:00

Crime and Courts

WATCH: Coroner rules systems failure at Limerick Prison contributed to death of vulnerable man

A CORONER has said systems failures at Limerick Prison contributed to the death of a vulnerable inmate who was at high risk of suicide when he was committed to the prison. Sean Hayes, 31, from Kileely was pronounced dead shortly ...

22 Nov 2019 at 17:52

Local News

Limerick inquest hears that man died from ‘blood poisoning’

AN INQUEST in Limerick has heard that the death of a man, caused by septicemia, could have been prevented if he had sought medical treatment. Mayorstone garda Aidan Riordan discovered the body of Croatian national Igor Garapic, ...

30 Nov 2018 at 20:00

Crime and Courts

Steve Collins to face High Court case over accidental death of Limerick pensioner

HIGH Court proceedings have been issued against Steve Collins, the father of murdered Roy Collins, after he accidentally knocked down and reversed over an 89-year-old Limerick woman, causing fatal injuries. The civil ...

21 Oct 2017 at 08:00

Local News

Limerick coroner records pensioner’s death as due to asbestos exposure at Bord na Mona plant

A VERDICT of occupational-related death was recorded following the inquest of a pensioner who was exposed to asbestos while working at a briquette-making factory in the midlands more than 50 years ago. James O’Dwyer,...

08 May 2019 at 19:00

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