Lyre 0-13 Cullen 2-5

AHANE, the 19-times champions, will play Na Piarsaigh in the October 2 Limerick SHC final after last night’s 3-13 to 1-12 semi-final replay win over Emmets at the Gaelic Grounds.

YOUR wedding day is supposed to be one of the biggest days of your life.

A POSTMAN who stole cash from birthday cards will not be jailed but he will have to do a lot of community service work over the next three years.

A POSTMAN who stole cash from birthday cards on his rounds was caught in a sting operation mounted by An Post.

A JURY in the trial of a Kerryman charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of a garda and a firefighter were last night discharged at Limerick Circuit Court after they could not agree on a verdict following three weeks of evidence.

THE Director of Public Prosecutions will decide whether a 20-year-old Kerry motorist will be retried on a charge of dangerous driving causing the death of a garda and a firefighter after a jury at Limerick Circuit Court yesterday could not reach a verdict.

A DEFENCE witness has disputed prosecution evidence at the trial of a driver charged in relation with the deaths of a Garda and a firefighter.

A FIREFIGHTER broke down in court as he spoke about a horrific crash that resulted in the deaths of a garda and a firefighter.

AFTER a Kerry-registered Audi crashed into an accident scene killing a garda and a firefighter, one person emerged from the passenger side of the vehicle saying: “Sorry about that lads,” Limerick Circuit Court heard yesterday.

A POINT by Dermot O’Sullivan in the 64th minute earned Cullen a second bite of the cherry in this keenly contested Duhallow JFC final at Kiskeam on Saturday.

THE investigation into the road crash in Co Limerick which caused the deaths of Garda Brian Kelleher and the fire fighter Mike Liston on February 25 has been completed.

THE GARDA investigation into the incident in which a garda and a firefighter lost their lives while attending a traffic accident in west Limerick is nearing completion.

A TEENAGE driver involved in a road accident, in which two members of the emergency services lost their lives, was reportedly over the drink driving limit.

FIANNA Fáil elected members have appealed to a colleague to remain as their leader within Limerick County Council after a “stormy” emergency meeting.

THE great love Garda Brian Kelleher had for his wife and three little boys was recalled at his funeral yesterday.

Mourners at the funerals of a garda and firefighter killed in the line of duty today heard calls for people to take greater care on the roads.

The garda and firefighter killed after being struck by a car in Co Limerick at the weekend are due to laid to rest today.

THOUSANDS of sympathisers filed in silent tribute through two county Limerick towns into late last night to embrace the grieving families of Garda Brian Kelleher and firefighter Mike Liston.

THE garda killed in Sunday’s double road tragedy in Limerick risked his life in a high-speed chase during which a rock was smashed through his patrol car windscreen, it emerged yesterday.

GRIEF-STRICKEN communities in Co Limerick were last night trying to come to terms with the road accident deaths of two men, both husbands and fathers, who had dedicated their lives to the service of the State.

GARDA Brian Kelleher was proud of two things: his family and his uniform, colleagues said yesterday.

RIGHT, here’s the deal: take a high-handicapper — a hacker, a novice — and in a matter of weeks, on a strictly part-time basis, turn him into a golfer.

Despite a couple of surprise results in the first two rounds the holder Neil Manchip remains as favourite to retain the title in this bi-annual championship.