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One arrested following city assault
on Oct 17, 2009 in Uncategorized A man in his teens was in Garda custody Saturday following an assault in the city center overnight. Gardai say they are investigating the street fight in which a man in his twenties received stab wounds, just off the Dock Road at Steamboat Quay aroun...



Mungret house fire injures four
on Oct 17, 2009 in Uncategorized Investigations are underway into the cause of a house fire in Mungret Saturday morning. It’s though the occupants managed to escape the house on Barrack Road when a blaze broke out before 10am. Three units of the fire service from Limerick City att...



Match Day at Thomond Park – Munster Vs Treviso
on Oct 16, 2009 in Uncategorized Crowds attending Munsters Heineken Cup clash with Benetton Treviso today are being advised to arrive at Thomond Park early. There are road works on the Ballysimon Road and the Tipperary Road and Gardai say these will cause significant traffic congest...



Jury fails to reach verdict in Niall Shannon case
on Oct 16, 2009 in Uncategorized The Jury in the retrial of Niall Shannon have failed to reach a verdict on the charge of dangerous driving causing the deaths of two emergency service personnel, in a crash in Co. Limerick two and a half years ago. 21 year old Niall Shannon of Lenamo...



Singer Pink confirmed for Thomond Park Stadium
on Oct 16, 2009 in Uncategorized Grammy award winning artist ‘Pink’ has been confirmed to perform at Thomond Park next year. Thomond Park Stadium and Aiken Promotions announced Friday evening the U.S chart topper would play in Limerick on the 20th of June. The date is one of thr...



Man arrested in Bennett murder probe
on Oct 15, 2009 in Uncategorized Gardai investigating the stabbing death of 18 year old Darren Bennett, who died following an altercation at a house in Creaval Park on March 17th of this year, have detained a 19 year old man Thursday morning. The 5th person to be arrested in relatio...