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
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A Fianna Fáil councillor said she has resigned from a committee that tracks the progress of Limerick’s directly elected mayor, after she claimed that John Moran had made a “demeaning” comment about her attendance record. Cllr Catherine Slattery, a local representative in Limerick City, walked out of a council meeting on Monday after Moran – … Read more
Gardaí are appealing for information after two men were caught stealing hundreds of euros’ worth of protein bars and energy drinks from a Limerick shop. The incident happened at a store on the Dublin Road in Limerick City on an unspecified date. It featured on the latest episode of RTÉ’s Crimecall. Two male suspects can … Read more
Gardaí investigating after Limerick hip hop artist partially blinded in baseball bat assault The Journal ‘The day the world went dark’: Dancer left blind after man smashed car window in Limerick Limerick Leader Source link
A BID to have full council meetings live-streamed and recorded in full was abandoned mid-way through the debate at this month’s council meeting. Mayor John Moran has committed money from his own devolved fund to make sure Limerick follows in the footsteps of local authorities across the country in having council meetings available to the … Read more
TWO BROTHERS from Montpelier, O’Brien’s Bridge have made a career from creating songs out of wild nights out. Tom and Cian O’Dowd make up ‘The Guzzlers’ and they released their debut single ’20 Pints to Cherbourg’ on St Patrick’s Day. They performed in 20 pubs every night in the lead up to the release of … Read more
PHOTOGRAPHER Brendan Gleeson was out and about in Limerick city this weekend. Did you enjoy a night out in Jerry Flannery’s? If so, were you snapped and do you feature in our latest gallery? For more pictures, click ‘Next’ and get tagging! We want your photos to feature on the website via our Camera Club. Do you … Read more
Cry “havoc!” and let slip the dogs on the bus: that’s what Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) is considering after launching a consultation on the fractious question of whether pets should be permitted on the State’s public transport system. Mini madras are to be carried in containers, while bigger bowlers will be muzzled and subject to … Read more
A vessel that regularly transports cargo from Aughinish Alumina, the Co Limerick industrial plant, to Russia was observed dropping its anchor near critical subsea cables off the Irish west coast last year after collecting a shipment from the plant. A month later it was boarded by German police and found to be missing its anchor … Read more