THERE WAS “a little bit of good news in court six – for a change” when Judge Patricia Harney announced that a well-known criminal defence solicitor in Limerick has been nominated by the Cabinet to be a judge. Darach McCarthy received word of the Cabinet’s decision over a phone call this Wednesday, April 1. Judge … Read more
A LIMERICK man with 162 previous convictions has been jailed for three years after he admitted breaking into a well-known city centre pub. Robert Benn, aged 33, of Kilmurry Court, Garryowen had earlier pleaded guilty to one count of burglary at the Red Hen pub on Patrick Street. Limerick Circuit Court heard that on January … Read more
A LIMERICK social worker was left living “in fear” and “constantly” monitoring her surroundings after receiving a threatening phone call from a member of a family she was working with. Stephen Grace, aged 34, with an address in County Galway, was convicted in January of this year for threatening to “blow up” the woman’s house … Read more
A BARRISTER said that his client – who was in court for swearing at a garda – has a “constitutional right to express himself however he may choose”. Kieran Barry, 52, with an address at Galvone Road, Limerick, was charged with a Section 6 Public Order offence for calling Garda Moloney a “f**cking dope” during … Read more
A YOUNG MAN “with a keen interest in motor sports” has been imprisoned for buying a BMW with a Limerick property developer’s credit card. Gareth Delaney, 25, with a home address at Hyde Court, the Golf Links Road, Roscommon, bought a X5 BMW SUV for €27,000 from Murray’s autos in Nenagh, Tipperary on January 8, … Read more