A man has been charged in connection with a robbery that occurred at a petrol station in Co Tipperary yesterday.

Gardaí from several districts, including an armed response unit, had to be called early this morning after an armed man robbed a petrol station and made his way towards the town centre in Clonmel.

A former garda has been acquitted of beating a British Armed Forces commando about the head and back with a wheel brace following a night out.

A MEDIEVAL ‘inn trail’ and a Walled Towns evening will take place in Clonmel as part of heritage week.

A RETAIL incentive scheme to encourage businesses to move into vacant shops in Limerick has been given the green light by the city council.

INCENTIVES are being offered to attract retailers into Limerick city centre which has suffered continuing shop closures.

INCENTIVES are being offered to attract retailers into Limerick city centre which has suffered continuing shop closures.

A LIMERICK mother last night made an emotional appeal for help in tracing her 17-year-old daughter who was last seen in the city centre early on Saturday morning.

An 18-year-old remains in Garda custody in relation to the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old in Limerick yesterday.

A teenager was stabbed to death today during a row at a refugee centre, gardaí said.

AN OFFER to beat most in the rented shop market still cannot attract takers in Limerick city centre.

SUPERMARKETS have many two-for-one offers to entice buyers. Anything from bacon to biscuits is used to get the tills ringing.

Gardaí have named a teenager killed in a road accident in Co Tipperary this morning.

Gardaí tonight appealed to the public for help to identify the killer of a man who was released from prison.

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has confirmed details of the main public transport initiatives throughout the country for European Car Free Day 2004.

A BRAZEN thief armed with a water gun and travelling on a bicycle robbed a busy Limerick bank yesterday.