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Limerick gardai set out doughnut stall for charity
GARDAÍ at Roxboro Road garda station are eagerly preparing for a nationwide charity event, where they will aim to sell thousands of doughnuts in aid of Special Olympics Ireland. Members of the local...
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Limerick residents to protest over bank's plans
A PROTEST will take place this Thursday following the decision of Bank of Ireland to withdraw ‘counter services’ at its Caherdavin branch. The bank, which recently announced the closure of its branch...
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Young man dies following Charleville collision
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a young man died in a road accident in Charleville. The 19-year-old died from injuries he sustained when the car he was driving hit a wall at Smiths Road in the...
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Limerick schools closed as teachers go on strike
THE majority of secondary schools across Limerick are closed today due to industrial action by members of the ASTI. The strike action, which was endorsed by around 80% of members, centres on a row over...
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Limerick man jailed for locking pensioner in room during burglary
A SERIAL offender who locked a pensioner in a room during a botched burglary has been jailed for three years. Martin Ward, aged 26, who has an address at Fairgreen Hostel in Galway pleaded guilty to...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred of Margaret Whelan (née Lane) of Pound Cross, Loughhill West, Co Limerick, on October 25, suddenly at her home. Beloved wife of the late John. Survived by her loving sons Johnny,...
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Jared Harris to return to Limerick for festival in father's honour
MAD Men star Jared Harris will return to Limerick for a film festival in his late father’s honour this weekend. The festival is back for a fourth year and has expanded this year. Actors Jared Harris,...
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Limerick city passes 'Go' in Monopoly boardgame
THIS FRIDAY, Limerick will pass “Go” as prominent organisations and places in the city will feature on its very own Monopoly board. Over the past year, adjudicators from the Monopoly company held a...
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University of Limerick professor's groundbreaking research identifies new...
A UNIVERSITY of Limerick professor has published groundbreaking research which has identified an emerging area of science having reclassified a part of the digestive system as an organ. Prof Calvin...
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Limerick developer who claimed dead father's pension avoids prison term
A PROMINENT developer who fraudulently claimed almost €30,000 in entitlements following his father’s death has avoided a prison sentence. Peter Stritch, aged 50, of Bellisle Clonlara, County Clare...
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Limerick men charged over 'crucifixion' style attack to face trial at Special...
THREE men who are charged in connection with a “crucifixion-style” attack at a house in Limerick city last year are to face trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court. The defendants are accused of...
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Over €5,000 raised for Pieta House through Limerick walk
OVER €5,000 has been raised for Pieta House Mid-West thanks to the support of those who took part in UL Hospitals’ Group annual charity 5k run/walk. Over 200 people completed the course around...
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Raconteur's tales for the Limerick stage
MICHAEL Harding is after hopping off the Luas in Dublin, following two interviews earlier that day, when he takes a pause to chat to the Limerick Leader. Even chance encounters and overheard snippets...
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Paul O'Connell's Question of Sport answer goes viral
A VIDEO clip from a popular tv quiz show in which Munster and Ireland legend Paul O’Connell correctly guesses the answer to a 23-letter puzzle has gone viral. O’Connell appeared on the the BBC...
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Limerick culture plan seeks to spend €12m over five years
A NEW plan is proposing to spend €12m over five years on culture in Limerick, creating a new cultural division within the local authority in the process. The draft briefing document - Limerick, Culture...
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Victim of Charleville road crash is named
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 19-year-old man who died in a single vehicle collision in Charleville which left three other teenagers seriously injured. Two of the teens who were injured are understood...
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Young man arrested following high-speed pursuit in Limerick
A YOUNG man is being questioned by gardai following a high-speed pursuit on the northside of the city last night. The man, whose aged in his mid-20s, was arrested in the Moyross area at around 8.30pm....
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Limerick man was selling cocaine from mobile ice-cream van
A LIMERICK man who was selling wholesale quantities of cocaine from a mobile ice-cream van will be sentenced in December. Paul Collopy, aged 41, who has an address at Glenbrook, Bloodmill Road has...
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Recent deaths in Limerick
The death has occurred of Patsy McGann (née Mullany), on October 27, peacefully in the wonderful care of Corbally House Nursing Home. Beloved wife of the late Bryan. Dearly loved mother of Margaret...
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Inquest into Hyde Road crash deaths
THE driver of a van involved in an crash in Limerick city last March in which two young men died has described the scene that confronted him afterwards as “horrific”. The occupants of the other vehicle...
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