THE Limerick crime boss who died late on Sunday night after accidentally shooting himself in the head, only last month told a Limerick court that people were “trying to shoot him every week”.

YESTERDAY a Nigerian, who has been charged with trying to sleep naked in a crib in the Redemptorist Church in Limerick on December 29, was remanded to prison following an assault in a hotel where he was accommodated by the State.

Three people who were arrested last Wednesday following a drugs seizure on the Limerick-Tipperary border have appeared before a special sitting of the Limerick District Court.

An 18-year-old man from Newcastlewest has appeared before Limerick District Court, charged in connection with this morning's high speed car chase that took place across counties Limerick and Cork.