Fearing angry clashes at the FG annual conference in Limerick next weekend, gardaí have drawn up a major security plan and the South Court Hotel venue in Raheen will be a no-go area for non-delegates.

The uncle of Limerick teenager Chloe Kinsella, whose body was recovered from the River Shannon yesterday, made an emotional appeal after the discovery.

There was growing concern last night for a missing Limerick schoolgirl who has not been seen since last Saturday night.

A distraught mother yesterday issued an emotional appeal for her missing teenage daughter to contact home.

Gardaí believe a vandalism attack at an infants’ school in Limerick was linked to the impounding of two stray horses.

Kiltegan qualified to meet championship favourites Baltinglass in a Wicklow SFC quarter-final after beating Éire Óg, Greystones (2-16 to 2-13) in a thrilling replay at Aughrim on Saturday.

Four sulkies raced along a main road at sunrise near Limerick city yesterday in a dawn challenge for big money.

One of the county’s most respected crime-fighters has been appointed Garda Assistant Commissioner in the Southern Region.