THE commission criticised the make-up of an inter-diocesan case management advisory committee set up in 2005 by the Diocese of Cloyne in conjunction with the Diocese of Limerick.

A grief-stricken community will gather tomorrow to remember a loving mother who was murdered with her two young children and a friend.

Detectives were today trying to piece together the final moments before two women and two children were violently murdered in a quiet suburban estate.

THE priest who has been administering the Diocese of Limerick since the resignation of Bishop Donal Murray said yesterday that he expected a new bishop to be installed “this side of Christmas”.

AN Garda Síochána are to seek the advice of the Attorney General about a possible High Court appeal against the decision to allow Limerick city pubs open on Good Friday.

THE Bishop of Limerick has said “his conscience is clear” about his time in Dublin but admitted some things should have been done differently.

THE Catholic Church in Australia has offered condolences to the family of a former Limerick altar boy, now deceased, who alleged he was abused by an Irish priest who served in Sydney.

THE priest whose alleged sexual abuse has been linked to the tragic death of a former Limerick altar boy was at the centre of a second complaint in another Limerick parish, the Limerick Diocesan office confirmed last night.

LIMERICK gardaí have taken a statement from a woman who has made allegations that exiled former bishop Dr Eamonn Casey sexually abused her, it was confirmed yesterday.