A LIMERICK taxi driver, jailed for seven years on Monday for raping a teenage customer, was allowed to continue working as a taxi driver by a District Court judge following the rape allegation despite objections by Limerick’s most senior garda officer.

AS GARDAÍ in Limerick yesterday tried to track down a sniper who opened fire on two detectives, the city’s Garda chief revealed that up to 25% of all incidents involving the illegal discharge of firearms in the State occur in the Limerick Garda division.

Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe speaks to the head of the Limerick gardaí.

Mid-West Correspondent Jimmy Woulfe speaks to the head of the Limerick gardaí.

EXTRA armed and uniformed patrols have been deployed in Limerick in a bid to tackle the recent upsurge in shootings in the city.