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Yesterday
13th April 2026
Man charged with criminal damage of US military plane at Shannon Airport denied bail
Last week
5th April 2026 - 11th April 2026
Family of Limerick woman critically injured in attack say life support to be switched off tomorrow
Last month
March 2026
Gardaí investigating after Limerick hip hop artist partially blinded in baseball bat assault
Woman and teenage girl charged over assault on Scarlett Faulkner
The woman in her 40s and the girl were arrested on Thursday morning in connection with the incident in Co Tipperary.
Woman attacked in Co Tipperary named locally as gardaí seek information on two vehicles
Man (19) appears in court charged with dangerous driving causing death of nurse Áine O'Reilly
Man appears in court charged with St Patrick’s Day assault in Limerick
Gardaí arrest teenager over hit-and-run that killed Limerick nurse Áine O'Reilly
Man seriously assaulted on St Patrick's Day was attacked on eighth anniversary of son’s killing
HSE conducting review of Limerick hospital’s failings over response to doctor who raped nurse
Doctor who raped a nurse in Limerick jailed for eight years
Judge says man jailed for harassing woman and setting her house on fire still has 'good' in him
Man jailed for six years for beating woman in front of her children and stabbing her boyfriend
Man who was ‘steaming drunk’ found guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of truck driver
'We’re cutting you up': Four women jailed for beating and knifing Limerick grandmother
'It’s a scary place right now': Limerick man in Dubai on the panic from Iranian missile attacks
This year
2026
CAB recoups over €1m after selling houses linked to criminals in Limerick, Dublin and Waterford
Man arrested following €1.5 million cocaine and cannabis seizure in Limerick
Bill and Alison Chawke plead guilty to assault causing harm at luxury Co Limerick hotel
Investigation launched after arson attack on Limerick mosque
Investigation into Superintendent and gardaí was 'vicious', Garda penalty points trial told
Jury urged to ignore sympathy in Garda ticket-fixing trial
Man jailed for five years for dangerous driving causing death of niece after taking cocaine
‘It’s terrifying’: Senior ex-garda tells court of toll of suspension on officers
Trial hears accused Superintendent had no power to use discretion to cancel road policing tickets
Tributes paid to 'full of life' mother of two found dead after house fire in Limerick
Girl, 8, found bleeding and 'gasping for breath' after alleged knife attack by mother, trial hears
Verdict of medical misadventure at inquest of mother who died in HSE home birth service
Two Limerick houses linked to son of murdered crime boss to be sold via auction next month
Woman stabbed her 8-year-old daughter over 70 times, attempted murder trial told
Limerick golf club objects to proposed housing development citing 'stray balls' risk to residents
Last year
2025
Driver killed after car destroyed by fire following crash with lorry in Co Limerick
Gardaí investigating shots fired at house in Co Limerick
Man jailed after ploughing into garda and reversing car at him as he lay injured
Limerick brothers jailed for combined 14 years for gun attack on family’s home
Chief Superintendent denies offering 'inducements' to alleged suspects in garda traffic probe
Man found guilty of murdering 84-year-old former army captain Patrick O’Mahony in Co Kerry
Retired Superintendent said enquiring into potential prosecutions 'allowed' under Garda directives
Ex-GNBCI head denies seeking to quash road traffic summons in trial of gardaí accused of the same
Retired superintendent tells garda trial he 'looked after' hundreds of summonses for people